The Eve of the Deluge
Print
01/10/1842 (engraved)
01/10/1842 (engraved)
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| Place of origin |
Mezzotint, lettered with title, 'The Eve of the Deluge', a dedication to H.R.H Prince Albert, and 'Painted and engraved by John Martin K.L. Published by James Gilbert at his Repository of Arts, Fargate, Sheffield. Oct. 1, 1842. Published & Sold in London by H. Graves & Co. Printsellers to His Royal Highness Prince Albert, 6 Pall Mall, Printed by S.H. Hawkins.'
Object details
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| Title | The Eve of the Deluge (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | mezzotint |
| Brief description | Mezzotint of 'The Eve of the Deluge' by John Martin (1789-1854), 19th century. |
| Physical description | Mezzotint, lettered with title, 'The Eve of the Deluge', a dedication to H.R.H Prince Albert, and 'Painted and engraved by John Martin K.L. Published by James Gilbert at his Repository of Arts, Fargate, Sheffield. Oct. 1, 1842. Published & Sold in London by H. Graves & Co. Printsellers to His Royal Highness Prince Albert, 6 Pall Mall, Printed by S.H. Hawkins.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Engraved by John Martin K.L [Knight of leopold] Published by James Gilbert at his Repository of Arts, Fargate, Sheffield. Oct. 1, 1842. Published and sold in London by H Graves & Co. Printsellers to His Royal Highness Prince Albert, 6 Pall Mall, Printed by S H Hawkins.' (Lettered with title, dedication to HRH Prince Albert and:) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Thomas Balston through Art Fund |
| Object history | Another impression, published by T. Boys in 1844, is in the Department of Prints and Drawings, E.529-1966. The oil painting which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1840, is now in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen. |
| Production | Engraved by the artist after his own oil painting of the same title, dated 1840. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Associated object | E.529-1966 (Version) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.563-1968 |
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| Record created | July 4, 2006 |
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