Caption:
Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, Metamorphoses of Ovid (series title), Hermaphroditus, the child of Hermes and Aphrodite (Mercury and Venus), wades through the lake in which the nymph Salmacis dwells. Salmacis, one of Diana's nymphs, fell in love with Hermaphroditus. She clings to him so that their bodies will fuse. Hermaphroditus tries to resist her embraces. Below, a four-line caption and dedication in Latin., print maker: Magdalena van de Passe, after painting by: Jacob Symonsz Pynas, (mentioned on object), publisher: Crispijn van de Passe (II), (attributed to), Dordrecht, 1623 and/or c. 1636 - 1670, paper, engraving, height 204 mm × width 231 mm