The Loss of Eden - and Eden, Lost.
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 1/16 in. (26.1 × 35.7 cm) Plate: 9 13/16 × 13 13/16 in. (25 × 35.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.533.122
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created in 1785, *The Loss of Eden - and, Lost* is a-colored etching that captures the sharp wit of late 18th-century British satire. Attributed to figures including Thomas Rowlandson, master of caricature known for his lively, exaggerated scenes, alongside names like William Eden, st Baron Auckland, Bill, and William Hinton, print measures about 10 by 14 inches. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it exemplifies the era's booming market for affordable, colorful political commentary, thanks to the Elisha Whittelsey Collection. The title cleverly puns on ...
About the Artist
William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland|Bill Arnold|William Hinton|Thomas Rowlandson (British|American|British|British) · 1744 |1941 |1779 |1757 –1814 |9999 |1786 |1827
British, 1744–1814 Beckenham, Kent|American, born 1941|British, active London, 1779–86|British, London 1757–1827 London