Moses Haughton (Engraver) Henry Fuseli (After)
Adam resolved to share the fate of Eve
Artwork Detail
This engraving is the only record of Henry Fuseli's lost original oil painting. The print is inscribed:
ADAM resolved to share the fate of EVE
(the Guardian Angels leaving the Garden) of death
Consort with thee, death is to me as life;
Our state cannot be sever'd, we are one,
One flesh; to loose thee were to loose myself…
As Peter Tomory notes, for Fuseli this represents the moment when Woman assumes the dominant and decision-making role, with all the dangers inherent in such a proposition! (Monsters and Maidens, 2004)
- Title
- Adam resolved to share the fate of Eve
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- circa 1803-1810
- Medium
- mezzotint and spirit-ground aquatint on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 568 x 408 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Peter Tomory, 2002
- Accession no
- 2002/9/6
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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