74 x 49 mm. Gift: Christine Penn, Northumbria 2006
Copper engraving, no edition. A series of erotic engravings were made by Hermes to illustrate 'The Garden of Caresses' published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1934.
A standing nude male and a standing nude female figure engaged in sexual intercourse. The man, on the left, hooks his right leg around the woman's hip and kisses her neck. She leans backwards with left arm outstretched. Abstract lines and shapes in background. Engraved in fine detail with hatching and cross hatching for tone. Some mount staining