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Oh! mon Dieu! fais que Cain changé devienne un autre Abel

Print
early 19th century (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving depicting Adam praying for God's grace upon his son Cain


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleOh! mon Dieu! fais que Cain changé devienne un autre Abel (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
engraving
Brief description
Adam and Eve. Adam praying for God's grace upon the muderer Cain, Illustrator to Salomon Gessner's L'Mort D'Abel.
One of 364 prints in a set of 3 bound volumes, E.12 to 375-1941.
Physical description
Engraving depicting Adam praying for God's grace upon his son Cain
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.875in
  • Width: 1.875in
Contained in one of three volumes measuring 17 inches by 13 inches, containing 364 engravings
Credit line
Bequeathed by Eustace F. Bosanquet
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1941, London: HMSO, 1954.
Collection
Accession number
E.199-1941

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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