Mercury and Psyche, Louis Gasne, c. 1903 - 1904

Identification

Title(s)

Mercury and Psyche
Mercurius en Psyche, kopie naar Adriaen de Vries

Object type

sculpture

Object number

BK-1996-2

Inscriptions / marks

signature, on the plinth, incised before casting: ‘ADRIANVS FRIES HAGIENSIS BATAVVS FECIT’
inscription, on the plinth, incised before casting: ‘fondu par L. GASNE paris’

Description

Mercurius en psyche, brons met groenige patina. Gesigneerd: ADRIANUS FRIES HAGENSIS BATAVUS FECIT (OP VOET). Gietersmerk: Fondu par L. Gasne.Paris (op voet).

Creation

Artist

brazier: Louis Gasne
designer: Adriaen de Vries (copy after)

Place

brazier: Paris
designer: Praag

Dating

c. 1903 - 1904

Material and Technique

Material

bronze (metal)

Technique

casting

Measurements

height 258 cm
weight 450 kg
diameter 67.5 cm (plinth)

Explanatory note

Deze kopie is in 1890 besteld voor de tuin van het Rijksmuseum. Het origineel uit 1593 bevindt zich in het Louvre onder inv. no. M.R. 3270.

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1890

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

Cast (made by Louis Gasne from the original in the Louvre) commissioned by the museum, c. 1903/04; placed in the garden, 1904; transferred to the first floor of the east wing, 1935;{_Verslagen omtrent ’s Rijks verzamelingen van geschiedenis en kunst_ 1935, p. 18. See the ground plan from F.D.O. Obreen, _Wegwijzer door ’s Rijksmuseum te Amsterdam_, Schiedam 1887. The sculpture was placed in the passage (gallery 221) between the Portrait Gallery (214) and the so-called Van der Poll Room (225).} …; transferred to the garden (east side, on the corner of Museumstraat and Hobbemastraat), 2013

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Relations

Documentation

Het wonder van Adriaen de Vries : van ons allemaal sinds 2014, Fusien Bijl de Vroe, Frits Scholten, Bieke van der Mark, p. 25, afb. 9
Adrian de Vries : Adrianus Fries hagiensis batavus 1545-1626, Lars Olof Larsson, cat.nr. 31

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.321436

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