Artist: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, 1727-1785), after.
Artist: Thomas Hearne (English, 1744-1817), after.
Engravers: Figures by Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99); landscape by William Byrne (British, 1743–1805) and Benjamin Thomas Pouncy (English, 1750 - 1799).
Title: Adam and Eve in Paradise.
Signed, Titled, Numbered, and Dated in plate: The lettering has been cut off and is included here for reference only. "Drawn by J.B. Cipriani R.A. & T. Harne. /The figures engraved by F.Bartolozzi R.A. / The Landscape by W.Byrne & B.T.Pouncy / ADAM AND EVE In Paradise. / Haste hither Eve, and worth thy sight behold [...] This day to be our guest. Milton, Book 5th / London. Published as the Act directs by W.Byrne, N.o79 Titchfield Street 4th June 1790." Inscriptions in pencil verso and a label attached to the mat.
Dimensions: Image (oval) 11 3/4" x 14". Mat 14 1/2" x 19".
Publisher: William Byrne (British, 1743–1805).
Edition: Singly issued print inspired by J. Milton's poem Paradise Lost.
Date: 1790.
Materials and Techniques: etching and engraving on wove paper, trimmed to oval image, and laid down on a rectangular cream paper backing sheet.
Watermark: n/a. The sheet can't be examined verso and in the transparent light, either, because it is mounted to the backing sheet.
Mat and Frame: Matted.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed to the oval, small tear at l.m. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: Art Institute of Chicago 1993.248.1026.2. The British Museum 1877,0811.537.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same items from the Art Institute of Chicago and the British Museum collections.