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The First Parents, Eve Suckling One of Her Children

The First Parents, Eve Suckling One of Her Children

(Netherlandish, 1550–about 1600)
(Netherlandish, 1524–1591)
before 1585
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlate: 19.8 x 27 cm (7 13/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Sheet: 23 x 30 cm (9 1/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Lloyd and Vivian Hawes Collection
Accession number2000.722
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Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate LL: Crispin . tb In plate LR: JSaedeler . f. 6 In plate at bottom: Lapsus homo tolerat miseram cum coniuge vitam . Cunctaq3 tabescunt membra dolore gravi. Genes .C.4.V.1 Later inscriptions or marks: Recto LC in graphite pencil: 12
ProvenanceLloyd and Vivian Hawes, Wellesley, MA; her bequest to MFA, June 2000.