The Expulsion from Eden

1780s?

British 18th Century

Associated Names
British 18th Century

Artist

The image shows intricate, curling lines and spiral shapes on a red background. In the upper left, there are three figures resembling classical sculptures. Two figures are being guided by a winged figure, moving through tree-like motifs. Below, there are swirling lines and a snake-like creature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    cut paper pasted to red-painted wood, the figures and serpent touched with pen and gray ink, graphite, and white gouache

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall size: 18.8 × 18.7 cm (7 3/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.172.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Samuel Gedge Ltd., London) ; purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2013

  • Gedge, Samuel. A List of Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera. London, 2013: 17, no. 43 (color; also used as the cover image).

Wikidata ID

Q64537747

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