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Hermaphroditus (Greek deity)

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  • A sculpture of Hermaphroditus, with the Colosseum in the background. Engraving.
  • Hermaphroditus sleeping. Steel engraving by J.B.H. Bourgois after P. Bouillon, 1808.
  • Bas relief of Hermaphroditus. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1787, after G.B. Cipriani.
  • Hermaphroditus asleep by a woodland lake, admired by a satyr with Cupid above. Engraving by B. Picart, 1693, after N. Poussin.
  • Hermaphroditus sleeping. Etching by C. Grignion after R. Dalton, 1744.
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    Hermaphroditus asleep by a woodland lake, admired by a satyr with Cupid above. Engraving by B. Picart, 1693, after N. Poussin.

    Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665. | Date: 1693 | Reference: 3095i
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    Hermaphroditus in the pool of the spring-nymph Salmacis, who has asked the gods to join them together for all time; the gods acceeded and they became one, male and female. Engraving by A. Romanet after Boul after Paolo de Matteis.

    De Matteis, Paolo, 1662-1728. | Date: [between 1786 and 1808] | Reference: 27751i
    Part of: Galerie du Palais Royal.
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    A sculpture of Hermaphroditus, with the Colosseum in the background. Engraving.

    | Reference: 3093i
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    Hermaphroditus sleeping. Etching by C. Grignion after R. Dalton, 1744.

    Dalton, Richard, 1715?-1791. | Date: 2d of January 1744 | Reference: 663771i
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    Bas relief of Hermaphroditus. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1787, after G.B. Cipriani.

    Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785. | Date: 1 July 1787 | Reference: 3094i
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