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Etching of a reclining nude figure sleeping on a tufted cushion, drapery across the legs, with an inscription printed below.

Hermaphroditus sleeping. Etching by C. Grignion after R. Dalton, 1744.

An etching showing a reclining nude figure asleep on a deeply tufted cushion, seen from the side with its head resting on one arm and drapery trailing across the legs. Fine linework and soft shading render the pale, sculpted body and the cushion, with a printed inscription beneath the image.

Artist
Richard Dalton
Date
2d of January 1744
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2146 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1744.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Hermafrodito dormido, grabado de Richard Dalton, 1744

Un aguatinta de una figura desnuda reclinada y dormida sobre un cojín profundamente acolchado, vista de lado, con la cabeza apoyada en un brazo y una tela que cae sobre las piernas. El trazo fino y el sombreado suave dan forma al cuerpo pálido y al cojín, con una inscripción impresa debajo.

Português: Hermafrodito adormecido, gravura de Richard Dalton, 1744

Uma gravura em metal mostrando uma figura nua reclinada e adormecida sobre uma almofada muito capitonê, vista de lado, com a cabeça apoiada em um braço e um tecido caindo sobre as pernas. Traços finos e sombreado suave dão forma ao corpo pálido e à almofada, com uma inscrição impressa abaixo.

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