La Nymphe Salmacis veut embracer le jeune Hermaphrodite, qu'elle voit dans le Bain

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Artist/Maker	Charles Monnet (artist)
Place of origin	France (made)

Wash drawing

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Categories	Myths & Legends Drawings Illustration Gender and Sexuality
Object type	Wash drawing
Titles	La Nymphe Salmacis veut embracer le jeune Hermaphrodite, qu'elle voit dans le Bain (assigned by artist) The Nymph Salmacis wants to kiss the young Hermaphrodite, who she sees in the bath (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	wash Wash Wash Technique
Brief description	Charles Monnet, Salmacis and Hermaphrodite. Design for illustration engraved by Jean Massard for Fable IV, Livre IV, vol.II of "Les Métamorphoses d'Ovides" in Latin and French, translation by Abbé Baier, Paris, 1767-71
Physical description	Wash drawing
Dimensions	Height: 4.8125in Width: 3.25in
Credit line	Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F.S.A.
Subjects depicted	Androgyne Hermaphrodite
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1211-1936

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O735452/la-nymphe-salmacis-veut-embracer-wash-drawing-charles-monnet/

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