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Adam and Eve

Engraving
1620-1630 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval engraving of Adam and Eve with Eve's Creation in the background

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAdam and Eve (generic title)
Materials and techniques
engraving
Brief description
Hans Janssen. An oval shaped at the top and the bottom like a shell decorated with Adam and Eve and, in the background, with the creation of Eve. Dutch, about 1630.
Physical description
Oval engraving of Adam and Eve with Eve's Creation in the background
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 7.0cm
  • Cut to width: 5.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered in the lower centre of the plate: 'H Janssen Fecit . Visscher Excudet' (Lettered)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1926, London: Board of Education, 1927.
Collection
Accession number
E.404-1926

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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