Adam and Eve

Description:

In 1853 John Sartain engraved his large (44 x 32 cm) print after Marcantonio Raimondi’s Adam Receiving the Forbidden Fruit from Eve, which had been designed by Raphael. Sartain made more than 1,000 prints, most of which reproduced a work by another artist.

Goupil & Company, the American branch of a Paris based firm, published this print. The company issued a large number of reproductive prints and later photographs of paintings and sculpture, either purchased or commissioned by the firm. The American branch opened in 1846 and, in addition to selling reproductive prints, also exhibited original works of art.

Date Made: 1853

Original Artist: RaphaelGraphic Artist: Sartain, JohnOriginal Artist: Raimondi, MarcantonioPublisher: Goupil and Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Subject: Adam and Eve

Subject:

See more items in: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts, Ferris Collection, Communications, Art

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.14354Accession Number: 94830Catalog Number: 14354

Object Name: printObject Type: Aquatint

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: image: 23.5 cm x 17.5 cm; 9 1/4 in x 6 7/8 inplate: 31 cm x 23 cm; 12 3/16 in x 9 1/16 insheet: 44 cm x 32 cm; 17 5/16 in x 12 5/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-5e46-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1001610

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