Henry Fuseli
The Dismission of Adam and Eve from Paradise

ArtistSwiss, 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
On view

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Object Type
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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