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Adam hearing the voice of the Almighty, from John Milton's Paradise Lost, Book 10, line 108
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.

Adam hearing the voice of the Almighty, from John Milton's Paradise Lost, Book 10, line 108

Primary (Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England, 1789–Douglas, Isle of Man, 1854)
NationalityEnglish, Europe
Date1824-1826
MediumMezzotint, etching, and drypoint
DimensionsSheet: 10 7/8 × 14 11/16 in. (27.6 × 37.3 cm)
Additional Dimension: 10 1/16 × 14 1/8 in. (25.5 × 35.8 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Purchase through the generosity of the Still Water Foundation, 1996.274
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1996.274
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Label Text
Darkness overtakes the guilty couple: massive trees imprison them, blotting out all light except that which illuminates Adam and Eve’s shame. In the shadow of the Tree of Knowledge, their fate is decided. From Book 10: "Love was not in their looks, either to God Or to each other, but apparent guilt, And shame, and perturbation, and despair, Anger, and obstinacy, and hate, and guile."
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