Jan Harmensz. Muller (1571-1628) after Adriaen de Vries (1556-1626)

This rare and important print by Jan Harmensz. Muller depicts the central figure group of the Hercules Fountain in Augsburg, sculpted by Adriaen de Vries between 1597-1600 and erected on the square of the Weinmarkt in 1602. For a print relating to another of the three fountains of Augsburg, created by two of the greatest sculptors of their age, Hubert Gerhard and Adriaen de Vries, see the previous lot. The three monumental fountains, depicting Augustus, Mercury and Hercules, respectively, represented the three estates of the Imperial city: the nobility, the merchants and the craftsmen.