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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Description
The sculpture known as the "Hermaphrodite", in the Villa Borghese, Rome, from ca. 1638 to ca. 1807, thereafter in the Louvre; also known as the "Borghese Hermaphrodite", though two sculptures of Hermaphroditus have been in the Villa Borghese: Haskell and Penny, loc. cit. The mattress on which Hermaphroditus lies was sculpted by Bernini (ibid.)
Publication/Creation
[London] : Publish'd according to act of Parliament [by R. Dalton?], 2d of January 1744.
Physical description
1 print : etching, with engraving ; platemark 27.5 x 53.3 cm
Lettering
Hermaphroditus dormiens ex villa borghensi. R. Dalton del. ; C. Grignion sculp. This plate is humbly inscrib'd to the Right Honourable the Lord Brook by his Lordship's most devoted & obedient servant R. Dalton
References note
F. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the antique, the lure of classical sculpture 1500-1900, New Haven and London 1981, pp. 234-236, no. 48 (no mention of this print)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 663771i
Creator/production credits
Bears dedication to "Lord Brook", i.e. Francis Greville, Baron Brooke (1719-1773), who was eighth Baron Brooke until 1746 when he was created Earl Brooke (subsequently created Earl of Warwick in 1759)
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Location Status Access Closed storesalbum of etchings by R. Dalton after ancient sculptures in Italy
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