Vintage griffin (gryphus greiff) illustration. kitchen towel

This vintage illustration of the mythological creature commonly known as griffin (gryphus greiff, in latin) was taken from a book published in the 1650s. The image features the griffin, also known as a gryffon or gryphon, is a lion with eagle wings and head, looking to the right of the picture. The text below was added afterwards, and the image suffered some digital manipulation to be able to look better on merchandise. It has a clear vintage style to it, and looks like it was taken out of an ancient book on folklore and mythical creatures.