Titelpagina voor de Hollandsche Mercurius voor het jaar 1671 1672

This 1672 engraving by Dutch artist Romeyn de Hooghe is the title page for the _Hollandsche Mercurius_ newspaper, published in Haarlem by Pieter Castelyn. The title page is a complex allegory, featuring a central figure of Mercury, the Roman god of commerce and communication, standing over a table with a quill pen and a book. The work is filled with symbolism, reflecting the importance of commerce and news dissemination in 17th-century Dutch society. The artwork is part of the Rijksmuseum collection in Amsterdam.