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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