The Fall of Ninevah by John Martin (1829)

Mezzotint of a vast ancient city in flames under a dark sky, with a lit banquet of figures and golden vessels in the foregrou

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This mezzotint print, titled The Fall of Ninevah, is by John Martin and dated 1829. It shows a vast ancient city with colonnaded terraces and towers under a dark, smoke-filled sky lit by flames on the left. In the foreground, a richly dressed group gathers around a glowing banquet table with golden vessels, while figures collapse and struggle amid the chaos.

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1829

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