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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