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John Martin

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Painting of a classical city in ruins with tall columns in the foreground, an amphitheater below, and clouds over a distant p

Ruins of an Ancient City

c. 1810-20

Painting of a red-cloaked figure lying on a rocky ledge above a waterfall, beneath towering cliffs and a lightning-streaked r

Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion

1812

Dramatic apocalyptic landscape with a fiery chasm, lightning and cliffs, and small human figures fleeing in the foreground.

The Great Day of His Wrath

1851

Two armored figures on a rocky ledge gaze at a distant army under a stormy sky with lightning over mountains.

Macbeth

1820

Painting of a huge columned banquet hall with startled guests at a feast, a stormy sky with lightning, and a distant tower.

Belshazzar's Feast

1820

Robed figures raise their arms at an altar beneath a rainbow over a stormy landscape with a waterfall in the foreground.

The Covenant

c. 1843

Dark storm over a valley with a commanding figure on a cliff, a sunbeam on a walled city, and armies fighting below.

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon

1816

Dark storm clouds part to reveal sunlight over a rocky landscape, a raised-arm warrior, marching armies and a classical city.

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon

1816

Dramatic storm painting of huge waves and lightning engulfing a city with collapsing towers and a small boat.

Destruction of Tyre

1840

Painting of tall trees in a park with a pond and small walking figures under a cloudy sky.

Hyde Park

1815

Painting of a storm-darkened landscape with a shaft of light over a walled city and figures on a rocky cliff.

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

1840

Painting of a harp-playing bard on a cliff above a gorge, with a castle, waterfall, and armored soldiers below.

The Bard

1817

Painting of a wide landscape with dark trees, a stormy cloudy sky, a distant plain, and two small figures in the foreground.

Landscape, Possibly the Isle of Wight or Richmond Hill

1815

Painting of a city consumed by fire and lightning beneath a red sky, with two robed figures watching from a rocky ledge.

The Destruction Of Sodom And Gomorrah

1852

Painting of a gravel path through Kensington Gardens lined with hedges and trees, with strolling figures under a cloudy sky.

Kensington Gardens

1815

Dark apocalyptic flood scene with a crowded boat tossed in churning waves beneath a lightning bolt and a fiery glowing sky.

The Deluge

1834

Dark landscape painting of a ruined castle on a hill above wooded slopes, with small travelers on a path under stormy clouds.

Landscape with a Castle

1815

Painting of an apocalyptic landscape with a glowing chasm, streaking stars, classical buildings and crowds of small figures.

The Last Judgement (study)

1851

Painting of a small boat battling huge waves under a stormy sky, with a hilltop city glowing in the distance.

Christ Stilleth the Tempest

1852

Dark mezzotint of a crowd on a rocky shore below cliffs and clouds, with a distant castle over a lake.

Christ feeds the five thousand in a sublime landscape. Mezzotint with engraving by J. Martin, 1835

Etching of a large elm tree in parkland, with two small figures at its base and trees receding to the left.

Elm tree (Ulmus species) in parkland with people at its base. Etching, c. 1817, after J. Martin

Watercolor of rolling moorland with a winding path, two walking figures, distant hills, and a hazy plain under a cloudy sky.

The Valley of the Tyne, My Native Country near Henshaw

1842

Sepia drawing of a wooded lake landscape with a large gnarled tree, two seated figures, and a distant town under a pale sky.

Figures Seated by a Lake in a Wooded Landscape

1820

Sepia landscape of a ruined castle above a lake, with mountains behind and figures on a rocky shore in the foreground.

Landscape with a Ruined Castle

1819

Sepia drawing of a misty forest lake with a harp player and companions beside the water, a gnarled tree at right.

A Man Playing a Harp with other Figures beside a Lake

1820

Stormy sea with crashing waves, a red sun on the horizon, and robed figures on a rocky shore under a dark sky.

The Destruction of Pharaoh's Host

1836

Engraving of Christ facing a winged tempter in a dark rocky wilderness beside a twisted tree under a moonlit sky.

Christ Tempted in the Wilderness

1824

Engraving of a robed figure raising a staff on a cliff as storm waters engulf a host of figures below under dark clouds and l

Destruction of the Pharoah's Host, from Illustrations of the Bible

1833

Dark engraving of a colonnaded city burning under a stormy sky, with crowds of robed figures fleeing in the foreground.

Fall of Nineveh, from Illustrations of the Bible

1835

Moonlit night landscape engraving with tents, rocky cliffs, distant mountains and small figures near a draped tent.

David Spareth Saul at Hachilah, from Illustrations of the Bible

1835

Engraving of Adam and Eve in a lush valley with a waterfall and distant mountains, by John Martin, 1831.

The Fall of Man, from Illustrations of the Bible

1831

Dark mezzotint of a luminous figure amid swirling clouds over a stormy sea and rocky cliffs, with moon and stars.

The Creation, from Illustrations of the Bible

1831

Print of Moses holding up tablets on a cliff above a kneeling crowd, with dark stormy mountains and a valley behind.

Moses Breaketh The Tables, from Illustrations of the Bible

1833/34

Dark engraving of a vast columned hall with a panicked feast, a tiered tower, lightning, and a serpent statue.

Belshazzar's Feast, from Illustrations of the Bible

1835

Engraving of Moses kneeling with a staff before a bright light in a rocky mountain valley, with sheep and trees in the scene.

Moses and the Burning Bush, from Illustrations of the Bible

1833

Night scene of seated mourners by a river under willows, with a large city of towers and walls on the horizon.

Psalm CXXXVII, from Illustrations of the Bible

1835

Dark mezzotint of Joshua raising his arm beneath a glowing sun over a walled city, with stormy clouds and lightning.

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still, from Illustrations of the Bible

1835

Mezzotint of Adam and Eve beside a moonlit pool in a dark wooded landscape under a crescent moon.

Adam and Eve Hearing the Judgement of the Almighty, from Illustrations of the Bible

1831

Engraving of Pharaoh's daughter finding infant Moses in a basket by a riverbank, with palms, sphinxes and pyramids in the bac

The Daughter of Pharoah Finding the Infant Moses, from Illustrations of the Bible

1833

Mezzotint of the seventh plague: lightning and hail over Egyptian temple colonnades, a raised staff, and a flooded city.

Seventh Plague, from Illustrations of the Bible

1833

Engraving of a nude man and woman fleeing over rocky cliffs past lions, under a turbulent sky, by John Martin, 1831.

The Expulsion, from Illustrations of the Bible

1831

Engraving of The Death of Abel showing figures on a rocky ledge under a dramatic, lightning-lit stormy sky.

The Death of Abel, from Illustrations of the Bible

1831

Engraving of a city consumed by fire and lightning under a dark smoky sky, with robed figures on a rocky cliff in the foregro

The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, from Illustrations of the Bible

1832

Dark engraving of a night-lit Babylon with a stepped tower, smoke-filled sky, and cloaked figures in the foreground.

The Fall of Babylon, from Illustrations of the Bible

1835

Mezzotint of a walled city under a lightning-filled storm sky, with armored soldiers and a crowd advancing in the foreground.

Fall of the Walls of Jericho, from Illustrations of the Bible

1834

Engraving of kneeling robed figures beside a fiery altar, under concentric rainbows over dramatic mountains and rocky cliffs.

The Covenant, from Illustrations of the Bible

1832

Black and white engraving of a biblical flood with crowds drowning, cascading waters, and a figure raising his arms on a rock

The Deluge, from Illustrations of the Bible

1831

Mezzotint of Lucifer on a burning lake, a winged figure amid flames and swirling waves beneath towering dark rock cliffs.

Lucifer on the Burning Lake

1825

Mezzotint of a figure on a cliff raising an arm under a beam of light over a walled city and marching armies.

Josua beveelt de zon om stil te staan

1835

Print of a grand colonnaded banquet hall with frightened guests, a laden table, and a towering ziggurat under a stormy sky.

Belshazzar's Feast

1826

Black and white mezzotint of a vast banquet hall with columns, terraces, and feasting crowds beneath a dramatic sky with ligh

Belshazzar's Feast (First Plate)

June 1, 1826

Sepia watercolor of large dinosaurs by a pool beneath cliffs and palm trees, with a setting sun on the horizon.

The country of the Iguanodon

1837

Watercolor of gleaners in a wheat field with stooks, a large dark tree on the right, and distant woodland under an open sky.

Gleaners in the Wheat Field

1847