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Print, The Fall of Man

This is a Print. It was created by Jan Sadeler, the Elder and after Gilles Mostaert the Elder. It is dated ca. 1580 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is engraving support: white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

  • Mirror (England)
  • stamped and chased repoussé cast silver, mirrored plate glass,....
  • Gift of Mrs. Clarence Webster.
  • 1914-45-1

Its dimensions are

20.5 x 14.8 cm (8 1/16 x 5 13/16 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, The Fall of Man; Jan Sadeler, the Elder (ca. 1550 – 1600); After Gilles Mostaert the Elder (ca. 1534 – 1598); Netherlands; engraving support: white laid paper; 20.5 x 14.8 cm (8 1/16 x 5 13/16 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-8615

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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