The Rape of Europa and Mercury and the Three Graces
Object type: Watch
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, probably Paris case with Dutch, The Hague watch
Artist: Lambertus Vrythoff|Simon Vouet
Artist bio: recorded 1724–69|French, Paris 1590–1649 Paris
Artist role: Maker|Artist
Artist nationality:  |French
Date: case ca. 1645, movement ca. 1750
Medium: Case and dial: enameled gold; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Men|Portraits|Horses|Europa|Mercury