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Title
Mercury Instructing the Nymphs in Dancing
Date
1848
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 58.3 x W 91.7 cm
Accession number
1896.8
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Sir Joseph Whitworth, 1896
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
artist's inscription : : blc : artist's name, date : F.R.PICKERSGILL. ARA.1848
Manchester Art Gallery
Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 3JL England
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