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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2015.154
People
John Martin, British (Haydon Bridge, England 1789 - 1854 Douglas, Isle of Man)
Title
Satan Viewing the Ascent to Heaven
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Paradise Lost, Book 3
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1824
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/354317

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Mezzotint on cream wove paper
Technique
Mezzotint
Dimensions
Image: 19.3 × 15.1 cm (7 5/8 × 5 15/16 in.)
Plate: 26.6 × 19.4 cm (10 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.)
Sheet: 34 × 27.2 cm (13 3/8 × 10 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Gerrish Fine Art, Monmouth, Wales], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
proof before letters
Standard Reference Number
C.W.57

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2015
Object Number
2015.154
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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