God called unto Adam & said: where are thou, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Item Overview

Title

God called unto Adam & said: where are thou, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English
German
Dutch
French
Latin
Hebrew

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The artist who created the design is Gerard Hoet, a Dutch painter and draftsman, and the artist who created the engraving is Jan van Vianen, a Dutch draftsman and copper engraver. The print contains titles of the subject in 6 languages: Hebrew, English, German, Latin French and Dutch. The biblical verse is identified on the print as Genesis III: 9.
Engraved print possibly from a Hebrew Bible and New Testament published in The Hague in 1728.

Caption

Artist identifications: G. Hoet del. [lower left corner]; J. van Vianen fecit [lower right corner]
Text from negative sleeve: Bible scenes.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w glass negative

Keywords

Genre

engravings (prints)
glass plate negatives
picture Bibles
news photographs

Names

Vianen, Jan van, ca. 1660 - 1726
Hoet, Gerard, 1648-1733

Resource type

still image