The fall of Phaëthon and the metamorphosis of the Heliades into poplars in a frame of scrollwork. The scroll contains a lion's leg on both the left and the right, which extends into the upper body of a winged woman. On both sides of the leaf, half of a herm that represents Cybele is visible. Shaded background. Series consisting of a title page and 15 of the 16 cartouches with biblical and mythological representations in a frame of scrolls and grotesques, The fall of Phaëhon and the metamorphosis of the Heliades into poplars Comperimentorum quod vocant multiplex genus... (series title)., print maker: Pieter van der Heyden, Jacob Floris, publisher: Hieronymus Cock, Netherlands, (possibly), 1566, paper, engraving, h 137 mm × w 204 mm
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fall, Phaëthon, metamorphosis, Heliades, poplars, frame, scrollwork, scroll contains, lion's leg, left, right, extends, upper body, winged woman, sides, leaf, half, herm, represents Cybele, visible, Shaded background, Series consisting, title page, 15, 16 cartouches, biblical, mythological representations, frame, scrolls, grotesques, fall, Phaëhon, metamorphosis, Heliades, poplars Comperimentorum quod vocant multiplex genus, series title, print maker, Pieter van der Heyden, Jacob Floris, publisher, Hieronymus Cock, Netherlands, 1566, paper, engraving, h 137 mm × w 204 mm
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