Joshua commands the sun to stand still

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Artist/Maker	E. A. Hancock (publisher) Thompson, D. George (artist)
Place of origin	Southampton (published)

Plate engraving, lettered with title, and the engraver's and publisher's addresses. Coloured by hand.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Joshua commands the sun to stand still (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Engraving, hand-colouring Engraving (Printing Process) Hand-Colouring
Brief description	'Joshua commands the sun to stand still'. Plate from 'The Universal Family Bible', by D.George Thompson after John Martin. Published by E.A. Hancock, Southampton. Engraving, British, 19th century.
Physical description	Plate engraving, lettered with title, and the engraver's and publisher's addresses. Coloured by hand.
Dimensions	Average size height: 27cm Average size width: 38cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Marks and inscriptions	(Each lettered with title etc. and engraver's and publisher's addresses.)
Credit line	Bequeathed by Thomas Balston through Art Fund
Subjects depicted	Biblical Scenes Pharaohs
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.731-1968

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1023738/joshua-commands-the-sun-to-print-thompson-d-george/

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