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Lucas van Leyden

Birth of Eve

1529

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Birth of Eve

Lucas van Leyden

Birth of Eve

Lucas van Leyden

Birth of Eve

1529

Physical Qualities Engraving, 163 × 110 mm. (6 7/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Blanche Adler
Object Number 1930.11.1
Coll. F. Debois, whose initials are in ink on front of print.

Inscribed: Monogram and 1529 in sky toward upper part of plate.

Markings: WM: small jug with flowers

Artist

Lucas van Leyden

Dutch, c. 1494-1533

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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
THE LARGE ECCE HOMO
Unknown Artist and Lucas van Leyden
The Large Ecce Homo
n.d.
VARIOUS NEWS. "THE RUE DE LA LUNE HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED WITH GAS LIGHT." CORRECTION: IN OUR LAST EDITION INSTEAD OF "THE MAYOR HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO TWINS" IT SHOULD READ: "HE HAS RETURNED INTO TOWN." WE ARE BEING INFORMED FROM DIJON: "THE LATEST FROST HAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE MUSTARD SEEDS; THIS WILL MOST LIKELY RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE PRICE INCREASES FOR MOUTARDE DE DIJON." - WE INFORM OUR READERS OF A NEW KIND OF ACTIVITY: CUNNING SWINDLERS ARE
Honoré Daumier
Various news. "The Rue de la Lune has been illuminated with gas light." Correction: In our last edition instead of "The mayor has given birth to twins" it should read: "He has returned into town." We are being informed from Dijon: "The latest frost has completely destroyed the mustard seeds; this will most likely result in considerable price increases for Moutarde de Dijon." - We inform our readers of a new kind of activity: cunning swindlers are getting information about the addresses of regular patrons of coffee houses. While the clients are reading the newspapers, the thieves will pillage to their home.
1842
JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Cornelis Brouwer, and others
Judgment of Solomon
1782
THE PASSPORT. THE FOREIGNER WHO VISITS CHINA IS SUBJECT TO AN INDISPENSABLE FORMALITY. HE RECEIVES A SCRAP OF PAPER ON WHICH HE WRITES THE AGE HE WISHES TO REVEAL, THE PROFESSION THAT HE IS SAID TO PERFORM AND THE PLACE THAT HE WISHES TO GIVE AS HIS BIRTHPLACE. ALL THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A DESCRIPTION WHICH IS SO INDISTINCT THAT IT APPLIES TO EVERYBODY. AFTER WHICH, BY MEANS OF TWO FRANCS, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS DEEMED TO GUARANTEE HIM AID AND AS
Honoré Daumier
The Passport. The foreigner who visits China is subject to an indispensable formality. He receives a scrap of paper on which he writes the age he wishes to reveal, the profession that he is said to perform and the place that he wishes to give as his birthplace. All this is followed by a description which is so indistinct that it applies to everybody. After which, by means of two Francs, the Chinese Government is deemed to guarantee him aid and assistance for one year
1844
YOUNG MAN WITH A SKULL
Lucas van Leyden
Young Man with a Skull
c. 1519
TWO BOYS WITH A HELMET AND A STANDARD
Lucas van Leyden
Two Boys with a Helmet and a Standard
1527
OLD MAN WITH GRAPES
Lucas van Leyden
Old Man with Grapes
c. 1523
PYRAMUS AND THISBE
Lucas van Leyden
Pyramus and Thisbe
1514