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Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Milton's Paradise Lost, 1866) - Gustave Doré
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1866
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YK-58
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The savoury pulp they chew, and in the rind,
Still as they thirsted, scoop the brimming stream. (Book IV, 335-336)
While Satan explores the Garden of Eden in search of Man, Adam and Eve carelessly enjoy the earthly paradise, unaware of the threat hanging over them.
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- Signed lower left: "G Doré".
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Notice #025661
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
