Henry Fuseli
The Dismission of Adam and Eve from Paradise

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Artist Henry Fuseli(Swiss, 1741–1825, active England)Swiss, 1741–1825, active England

CultureSwiss

Titles

The Dismission of Adam and Eve from Paradise

Date1796–1799

PlaceEngland

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions59 3/8 × 28 3/4 inches (150.8 × 73 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston

Object numberBF.1985.14

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

218 Blaffer Galleries

Exposé

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Department

Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance[The artist's estate sale, Christie’s, London, May 28, 1827, lot 81, purchased by Gibbs]; W. Angerstein, 1862, when lent to the International Exhibition, London; [Sotheby’s, London, November 10, 1982, lot 58]; [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1985
Exhibition History"Johann Heinrich Füssli - Das Verlorene Paradies," Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Germany, September 27, 1997–January 11, 1998.

"British Paintings 1550–1800 from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noël Art Museum, Odessa, Texas, November 13, 2010–January 10, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed lower left: 27.

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