Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still
1827
Medium
mezzotint and etching in black and brownish black on chine collé [proof]
Dimensions
plate: 57.1 x 77.8 cm (22 1/2 x 30 5/8 in.) sheet: 57.6 x 78.8 cm (22 11/16 x 31 in.) overall (mat size): 66 x 86.4 cm (26 x 34 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel Fund
Accession Number
2002.65.3
About the Artist
John Martin · 1789–1854
John Martin (1789–1854) was a British painter and mezzotint engraver whose apocalyptic biblical and historical paintings made him one of the most popular artists in early nineteenth-century Britain. Born in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, he trained as a heraldic and coach painter before moving to London, where his monumental painting "Belshazzar's Feast" (1820) caused a sensation and established h...