Mercury
Object type: Statuette
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Artist bio: French, 1714–1785
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: probably 19th century, after a model of ca. 1741
Medium: Cast terracotta, painted
Dimensions: Height: 22 in. (55.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession year: 1914
Tags: Mercury