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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.77
People
Benjamin West, American (Springfield, PA 1738 - 1820 London, England)
Title
Expulsion of Adam and Eve
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th-19th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/309124

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gouache and brown ink over graphite on darkened blue antique laid paper
Dimensions
23 x 32.4 cm (9 1/16 x 12 3/4 in.)
mount: 31.8 x 41.1 cm (12 1/2 x 16 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, graphite: [Duncan?] 22/8/94 / N/S
  • label: verso, paper, red ink: 3/31 - /5241/03
  • inscription: verso, center, graphite: Wm Blake
  • inscription: verso, graphite: 16/20 ; E O O
  • inscription: verso, graphite: R5389
  • inscription: verso, l.r., graphite: 14
  • inscription: verso, green pencil: 63

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.77
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2240 18th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/25/2022 - 09/12/2022

Verification Level

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