Mercury at the sleeping Argus, Metamorphoses of Ovid (series title), Argus had been commissioned by Juno to guard the cow Io. However, he has fallen asleep due to Mercury's flute playing. Mercury bends over Argus. On the left, Argus' herd., print maker: Crispijn van de Passe (II), after design by: Claes Moeyaert, (possibly), publisher: Crispijn van de Passe (II), (attributed to), c. 1636 - 1670, paper, engraving, height 166 mm × width 226 mm
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Mercury, sleeping Argus, Metamorphoses, Ovid, series title, Argus, commissioned, Juno, guard, cow Io, fallen asleep due, Mercury's flute playing, Mercury bends, Argus, left, Argus' herd, print maker, Crispijn van de Passe, II, design, Claes Moeyaert, publisher, Crispijn van de Passe, II, attributed, c, 1636, 1670, paper, engraving, height 166 mm × width 226 mm
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