Glaucus from Temple des Muses (Paris, Nicolas Langlois 1655), circa 1655

Print made by cornelis bloemaert. Mythological scene with glaucus as a sea creature (or merman) and holding the magical herb, the fish he caught as a fisherman escaping from their nets beyond; after abraham van diepenbeeck; illustration on page 219 from marolles' "temple des muses" (paris, nicolas langlois: 1655). C. 1635-1638. Date: circa 1655.