Apollo and Daphne, Mythological representations in landscapes (series title), Apollo in love pursues the fleeing nymph Daphne, whose arms are already turning into branches. The river god Peneus, Daphne's father, lies on the river bank, resting on his urn. Putti view the scene from the air and from the ground. Below the image there is an explanatory text in French. Scene from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Met. I, 452 ff.). Bottom right corner torn off: originally numbered there as "4"?, print, print maker: Paul van Somer (II), (mentioned on object), publisher: Nicolas Langlois, (mentioned on object), after design by: Paul van Somer (II), (mentioned on object), Paris, 1677, paper, etching, engraving, height, 187 mm × width, 248 mm
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Apollo, Daphne, Mythological representations, landscapes, series title, love pursues, fleeing nymph Daphne, arms, already turning, branches, river, god, Peneus, Daphne's father, lies, river bank, resting, urn, Putti view, scene, air, ground, image, explanatory text, French, Scene, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Met, I, 452 ff, Bottom right corner, torn, off, originally numbered, "4", print, print maker, Paul van Somer, Ii, mentioned, object, publisher, Nicolas Langlois, design, Paris, 1677, paper, etching, engraving, height, 187 mm × width, 248 mm
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