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Adam naming the Creatures - Genesis Chap. II ver. 19
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: unknown
Date made: 1800-1899
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 10 1/4 in x 7 3/4 in
Nomenclature: religious
Classification: whales
AF-LX-1482
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: unknown
Date made: 1800-1899
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 10 1/4 in x 7 3/4 in
Nomenclature: religious
Classification: whales
Monochrome engraving of Adam, at right, pointing at various animals, including an elephant, a horse, a reindeer, a lion, a leopard, and a llama. Birds fly overhead and there is a spouting whale in the background. There is an ornamental border with a shain of flowers and a snake coiled around leaves, at top. At bottom is the title. There was originally an engraver attribution, but it has been worn away.
AF-LX-1482