Ceres prevents the murder of Triptolemus Lyncus and Loup-cervier (title on object) Biblical, mythological and allegorical representations (series title), In the night King Lynkos of Skythia tries the young Triptolemus in his sleep to kill. Ceres prevents this and subsequently transforms Lynkos into a lynx. In the background the three dragons of Triptolemus. The print is part of a series with Biblical, mythological and allegorical representations., Lyncus changed into a lynx: Ceres changes Lyncus into a lynx when he is on the point of murdering the sleeping Triptolemus (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 657), Johannes Glauber (mentioned on object), unknown, 1656 - 1726, paper, etching, w 381 mm × h 280 mm
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