File:Joshua Reynolds Mercury as Cut Purse miser.jpg

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Nederlands: Faringdon Collection Trust. This painting is paired with an another allegorical subject using children: Cupid as Link Boy. In this pair, Reynolds mocked the tradition of children representing classical subjects by placing his children in the streets of London, infused with sexual undertones. Mercury was a messenger as well as the god of commerce and was often depicted with a money bag. Here, he has stolen it.
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Source http://candicehern.com/regencyworld/miser-purses/miser_reynolds/
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Joshua Reynolds  (1723–1792)  wikidata:Q194402 s:en:Author:Joshua Reynolds q:en:Joshua Reynolds
 
Joshua Reynolds
Description British painter, writer, art collector and visual artist
Date of birth/death 16 July 1723 Edit this at Wikidata 23 February 1792 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Plympton Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
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London, Plympton, Italy
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