The Tomb of King Hermias

Small boats are sailing toward a small island housing the statue of lion lying down, its eyes glowing green in the dimming sunset light, as fish and jellyfish rise to the surface of the water in the foreground .

Each illustration featured in this book was printed twice: once included in the passage to which it is relevant, embellished with an elaborate border, and once plain, as part of a booklet gathered at the end of the volume, as wasn't uncommon for luxury editions of that time.

The caption reads in the original French: Sur la tombe du petit roi Hermias était un lion aux yeux d'émeraude...