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Adam and Eve,

Alternative title(s): The Fall of Man

Engraving

Fourth state (second finished state)

Print impression quality: Strong, dark; lacks transparency in shadows, otherwise fine impression

Dimensions (Plate): 250 x 193 mm (9.8 x 7.6 in.)

Dimensions (Sheet): 254 x 197 mm (10 x 7.8 in.)

Signed in plate, upper left

Watermark: Ox Head (to be identified)

Accession number: 1991.33.1

Gift of John E. Andrus III (B.A. Wesleyan 1933), 1991

Provenance / Collectors' marks: Fritz Rumpf (Lugt 2161); stamped twice verso; acquired by donor from Walter Schatzki, New York

Bibliography: Bartsch 1; Joseph Meder 1, 2b or 2c but without wiping scratches through ibex, upper right, or on Adam’s thigh and hip.

Work Type: print

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• nudes
• religions
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