Forbidden Fruit
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A young girl dressed in a white pinafore over a dark dress and holds an apple in her lap. The background is loosely etched.
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A young girl dressed in a white pinafore over a dark dress and holds an apple in her lap. The background is loosely etched.
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Title: Forbidden Fruit
Etcher:
Charles-Albert Waltner (French, Paris 1846–1925 Paris)
Artist:
After Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829–1896 London)
Publisher:
British and Foreign Artists' Association (London)
Publisher:
Knoedler and Co. , Washington DC
Date: 1880
Medium: Etching on chine collé; proof
Dimensions:
Image: 10 3/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.9 × 20.2 cm)
Plate: 12 3/16 × 8 15/16 in. (30.9 × 22.7 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 13 7/8 in. (50.3 × 35.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Herman H. Lowenstein, 1973
Object Number: 1973.630.16
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