Female Depiction of the Sphinx (François de La Boullaye-Le Gouz, 17th Century)

This 17th-century illustration by François de La Boullaye-Le Gouz depicts the Sphinx with distinctly feminine features, reflecting European interpretations possibly influenced by Greek tradition.

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Source:   Les voyages et obseruations du Sieur de La Boullaye-Le-Gouz, gentil-homme angeuin (1653) by  François La Boullaye-Le-Gouz