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Eve presenting the forbidden fruit to Adam, from John Milton's Paradise Lost, Book 9, line 995
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale. It should not be shared or reproduced without permission by the copyright holder.

Eve presenting the forbidden fruit to Adam, from John Milton's Paradise Lost, Book 9, line 995

Primary (Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England, 1789–Douglas, Isle of Man, 1854)
NationalityEnglish, Europe
Date1824
MediumMezzotint, etching, and drypoint with rocker
DimensionsImage: 10 7/8 × 14 11/16 in. (27.7 × 37.3 cm)
Additional Dimension: 10 × 14 1/16 in. (25.4 × 35.7 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Purchase through the generosity of the Still Water Foundation, 1996.273
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1996.273
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Label Text
The archangel Raphael’s warnings are unheeded: while the snake looks on, Eve offers the apple to Adam. Realizing that she is already doomed and unable to comprehend being apart from her, he knowingly follows.
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