The Sudbury Cabinet: Adam and Eve in the World
studio of Frans Francken II (Antwerp 1581 - Antwerp 1642)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on copper
Measurements
H110 x W289 mm
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 652719.9
Summary
Oil painting on copper, The Sudbury Cabinet: Adam and Eve in the World, studio of Frans Francken II (Antwerp 1581 - Antwerp 1642), 17th century. (upper middle right) Eve rests under a rough wooden shelter with one child at her breast the other resting on her knee. Adam ploughs with two oxen in the field behind. The sky is grey and the colours are sombre.
Provenance
Transferred by HM Treasury, 1984
Makers and roles
studio of Frans Francken II (Antwerp 1581 - Antwerp 1642) , artist