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Hand-coloured etching of Eden: God in red and blue robes on a cloud, a nude man by a stream, lions, deer, an elephant and birds under a radiant sun.

God creates man in the Garden of Eden. Coloured etching, 17--.

A hand-coloured etching shows a lush Eden with God in red and blue robes standing on a cloud at centre right, while a nude man, Adam, sits by a stream at left. Lions, a deer, an elephant, and birds gather around, beneath a radiant sun and distant mountains. Latin and French inscriptions run along the lower margin.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1700 and 1799]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2974 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Dios crea al hombre en el Jardín del Edén, grabado coloreado

Un grabado coloreado a mano muestra un exuberante Edén con Dios, vestido de rojo y azul, de pie sobre una nube a la derecha del centro, mientras un hombre desnudo, Adán, está sentado junto a un arroyo a la izquierda. Leones, un ciervo, un elefante y aves se reúnen alrededor, bajo un sol radiante y montañas lejanas. Inscripciones en latín y francés recorren el margen inferior.

Português: Deus cria o homem no Jardim do Éden, gravura colorida

Uma gravura colorida à mão mostra um Éden exuberante, com Deus, de túnica vermelha e azul, em pé sobre uma nuvem à direita do centro, enquanto um homem nu, Adão, está sentado perto de um riacho à esquerda. Leões, um veado, um elefante e aves reúnem-se ao redor, sob um sol radiante e montanhas distantes. Inscrições em latim e francês correm pela margem inferior.

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