
May one see it?
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
This statuette made in Germany, in about 1850-1900, is in sycamore wood. It represents Adam after the engraving by Albrecht Dürer. Although Dürer's paints were a popular source for sculpture from the early 16th century, the smooth quality of these carvings suggest that they are contemporary with their bases and produced not long before 1900 as historicising works rather than fakes intended to deceive.
Victoria and Albert Museum