Book 9 Line 995 (Eve Presenting the Forbidden Fruit to Adam)
Artist
John Martin (English; British, 1789 – 1854)
Date
1827
Medium
Mezzotint
Dimensions
Sheet : 10 3/8 x 14 1/8 in. (26.35 x 35.88 cm) Plate : 7 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (19.68 x 26.99 cm)
Credit Line
Hope College Collection
Object Number
2020.12.1
Label
Under the watchful eyes of the serpent coiled in the tree branches above her, Eve offers Adam the fruit of knowledge, thus setting up their expulsion from Eden.
