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'1551 G'Eve, seen from the front, naked and standing with the forbidden fruit in her hand. To her right the battle with a fruit in the tree, behind the tree a hare and a bear. Together with a print with Adam, it represents a representation of the fall.Made by an anonymous engraver after Heinrich Aldegrever.Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 4.4 x 5.9 cm (1.73 x 2.32 inch).EVE-GARDEN-APPLE | EXPO-GERMANBACKGROUND INFORMATIONSource: unknown, to be determined.Reference: after B.VIII.364.8.Biography engraver: Heinrich Aldegrever or Aldegraf (1502-1555/1558/1561) was a German painter and engraver. He was one of the "Little Masters", the group of German artists making small old master prints in the generation after Albrecht Dürer. Condition: good, given age. Slight paper loss in top left corner. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.