Dream-tormented sleeper Somnia fallaci ludunt temeraria nocte: Et pavidas mentes falsa timere jubent (title on object), A sleeping man is lying in a room filled with figures that give him tormenting dreams. Next to his bed, a woman urges the figures to silence and shows them the door. At the foot of the foot someone tries to prevent a griffin from jumping on the bed, to the left a sleeping naked figure rests on a pedestal. A dragon, a putto with a jug and a winged figure have appeared above the bed in the clouds. The latter tries to ward off the personified Envy., Dream, sleeping, unconsciousness, Diana (Luna) visiting the sleeping Endymion, Gerard de Lairesse (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1685 - 1689, paper, etching, h 304 mm × w 503 mm
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Dream-tormented sleeper Somnia fallaci ludunt temeraria nocte, Et pavidas mentes falsa timere jubent, title, object, sleeping man, lying, room filled, figures, give, tormenting dreams, Next, bed, woman urges, silence, door, foot, foot someone tries, prevent, griffin, jumping, left, sleeping naked figure rests, pedestal, dragon, putto, jug, winged figure, appeared, clouds, latter tries, ward off, personified Envy, Dream, sleeping, unconsciousness, Diana, Luna, visiting, sleeping Endymion, Gerard de Lairesse, mentioned, Amsterdam, 1685, 1689, paper, etching
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