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Lot 121
Studio of Jan Breughel II (Antwerp 1601-1678)
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve; and The Toil of Adam
Closed5 December 2012
Price Realised
GBP 34,850
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Specialist note
These two paintings relate to a series of six coppers by Jan Breughel II recounting the story of Adam and Eve as it unfolds in the book of Genesis (see K. Ertz, Jan Breughel der Jüngere (1601-1678): die Gemälde mit kritischem Oeuvrekatalog, Freren, 1984, I, pp. 295-6, nos. 118-23, fig. 19-24).