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

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: 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. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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