The Rape of Europa and Mercury and the Three Graces case ca. 1645, movement ca. 1750 Watchmaker: Lambertus Vrythoff The exterior of this watchcase depicts the Rape of Europa and Mercury and the Three Graces, both miniature versions of paintings by Simon Vouet (1590-1649). The former so closely resembles the painting both in color and detail that it likely derives from the painting itself rather than the engraving of it by Michael Dorigny (1617-1665), which is, in any case, a reverse image of both the painting and the watchcase. Enameled watchcases of this period are rarely signed, and as the best enamelers were so adept at reproducing the style of their models, an individual hand is difficult, if not impossible, to identify. Nevertheless, these exquisite miniatures have their closest parallels in the work of Henri Toutin (1614-ca. 1683) of Chteaudun and, after 1636, of Paris.The dial of the watch is emblazoned with the arms of Louis Hesselin (1602-1662), King Louis XIV's organizer of

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The Rape of Europa and Mercury and the Three Graces case ca. 1645, movement ca. 1750 Watchmaker: Lambertus Vrythoff The exterior of this watchcase depicts the Rape of Europa and Mercury and the Three Graces, both miniature versions of paintings by Simon Vouet (1590-1649). The former so closely resembles the painting both in color and detail that it likely derives from the painting itself rather than the engraving of it by Michael Dorigny (1617-1665), which is, in any case, a reverse image of both the painting and the watchcase. Enameled watchcases of this period are rarely signed, and as the best enamelers were so adept at reproducing the style of their models, an individual hand is difficult, if not impossible, to identify. Nevertheless, these exquisite miniatures have their closest parallels in the work of Henri Toutin (1614-ca. 1683) of Chteaudun and, after 1636, of Paris.The dial of the watch is emblazoned with the arms of Louis Hesselin (1602-1662), King Louis XIV's organizer of

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