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Expulsion from Eden

Designer (British, 1821 - 1893)
Maker (British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
  • Photograph of a Design for Stained Glass
ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS
Dateca. 1870
Mediumphotograph
Dimensions6 x 3 5/8 in. (15.2 x 9.2 cm.) mount: 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (28.6 x 18.4 cm.)
DescriptionAdam and Eve in foreground, clothed in animal skins, holding hands. Adam with head bowed, Eve with left arm over forehead; behind them at center The Tree of Life with a flaming sword; angels either side of Adam and Eve press them out, while gesturing towards sword.
Inscribedverso center in graphite: "Expulsion from Eden / Ford Madox Brown"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on view
Object number2000.5.2019

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