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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R14897
People
John Martin, British (Haydon Bridge, England 1789 - 1854 Douglas, Isle of Man)
Title
Belshazzar's Feast
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Illustrations of the Bible
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1831/1838
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/248370

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Mezzotint, in reverse
Technique
Mezzotint
Dimensions
image: 18.9 × 29.1 cm (7 7/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
plate: 26.4 × 35.7 cm (10 3/8 × 14 1/16 in.)
sheet: 28.4 × 35.9 cm (11 3/16 × 14 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate: Designed and Engraved by John Martin K.L.B. / BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST. / LONDON, CHARLES TILT, FLEET STREET.
  • inscription: verso, graphite: And. 7./ LeBl. 22

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Witt Randall, bequest; to Belinda Lull Randall, his sister, gift; to Harvard University, 1892.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
no state
Standard Reference Number
Balston app. 9 ll. l8; Campbell and Wees 109

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R14897
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2200 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/06/2017 - 07/27/2017

Verification Level

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