Mercury Inventing the Lyre
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: John Boydell|John Raphael Smith|James Barry
Artist bio: British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London|British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster|Irish, Cork 1741–1806 London
Artist role: Publisher|Engraver|Artist
Artist nationality: British|British|Irish
Date: February 1, 1775
Medium: Mezzotint; third state of three
Dimensions: Plate: 12 5/8 × 14 15/16 in. (32 × 38 cm)
Sheet: 12 13/16 × 15 1/16 in. (32.5 × 38.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
Accession year: 1967