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John Martin

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still,

Description

Maker

  • John Martin

Title

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

Medium

mezzotint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Mezzotint on paper

Techniques

  • Mezzotint on paper

Supports

  • Heavy weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 26.7 x 35.6 cm (10 1/2 x 14 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil inscribed, LR:C379425In Plate--Inscribed, LL:PROOF ; inscribed, LR:Deposé ; inscribed, LC:Designed and Engraved by John Martin K. L. B./JOSHUA COMMANDING THE SUN TO STAND STILL./London.Published May 1.st 1835, by John Martin, 30 Allsop Terrace, New Road:/Mess.rs Ackermann & C°. __A Paris, chez M. Victor Morlot, Passage Vivienne, N°. 26./PART VIII

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Barnet Fain

Object Number

72.125

About

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still
from the portfolio "Illustrations of the Bible"

Original--Recto:in pencil inscribed, LR:C379425In Plate--Inscribed, LL:PROOF ; inscribed, LR:Deposé ; inscribed, LC:Designed and Engraved by John Martin K. L. B./JOSHUA COMMANDING THE SUN TO STAND STILL./London.Published May 1.st 1835, by John Martin, 30 Allsop Terrace, New Road:/Mess.rs Ackermann & C°. __A Paris, chez M. Victor Morlot, Passage Vivienne, N°. 26./PART VIII

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Master Prints from the Permanent Collection

June 21 - September 8, 1985

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still with the accession number of 72.125. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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