Apollo and Daphne, Paul van Somer (II), 1677, The infatuated Apollo pursues the fleeing nymph Daphne, whose arms are already turning into branches. The river god Peneus, Daphne's father, lies on the riverbank, resting on his urn. Putti view the scene from the air and from the ground. Below the image an explanatory text in French. Scene from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Met. I, 452ff.)., print maker: Paul van Somer (II), (mentioned on object), publisher: Nicolas Langlois, (mentioned on object), Paul van Somer (II), (mentioned on object), Paris, 1677, paper, etching, engraving, h 187 mm × w 248 mm.
Apollo and Daphne, Paul van Somer (II), 1677, The infatuated Apollo pursues the fleeing nymph Daphne, whose arms are already turning into branches. The river god Peneus, Daphne's father, lies on the riverbank, resting on his urn. Putti view the scene from the air and from the ground. Below the image an explanatory text in French. Scene from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Met. I, 452ff.)., print maker: Paul van Somer (II), (mentioned on object), publisher: Nicolas Langlois, (mentioned on object), Paul van Somer (II), (mentioned on object), Paris, 1677, paper, etching, engraving, h 187 mm × w 248 mm