Adam

Daniel Hopfer, I, by 1522

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Adam, by 1522. Etching in black on cream laid paper.

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Etching in black on cream laid paper · Image/plate/sheet: 28.3 × 11 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Adam
Artist: Daniel Hopfer, I German, 1470-1536
Date: by 1522
Medium: Etching in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Image/plate/sheet: 28.3 × 11 cm (11 3/16 × 4 3/8 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Mr. Potter Palmer, II
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1470–1536

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