Venus sitting on a swan and accompanied by a hermaphrodite
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Item data
Title
Venus sitting on a swan and accompanied by a hermaphrodite
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Mythology -- Venus
Names
Fourquemin, fl. 1835-1853 (Lithographer)
Housselin, Alexis Louis Pierre (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 - 1861 (Inferred)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Venus (Roman deity)
Swans
Flying
Wings (Anatomy)
Aphrodite (Greek deity)
Hermaphroditus (Greek deity)
Genres
Notes
Source Note: Elite des monuments céramographiques : matériaux pour l''histoire des religions et des moeurs de l''antiquité. (Paris : Leleux, 1844-1861) Lenormant, Charles (1802-1859), Author.
Date: Copyright date: 1844-1861.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 9 x 9.25 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 35e21cc0-c5bf-012f-0dc6-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Date Issued
1844
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Venus sitting on a swan and accompanied by a hermaphrodite" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/35e21cc0-c5bf-012f-0dc6-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). Venus sitting on a swan and accompanied by a hermaphrodite Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/35e21cc0-c5bf-012f-0dc6-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Venus sitting on a swan and accompanied by a hermaphrodite" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/35e21cc0-c5bf-012f-0dc6-58d385a7bc34
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