John Martin

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Artist/Maker	M. U. Sears & Co. (engravers) John Knight & Henry Lacey (publishers) Henry Warren (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Stipple engraving, lettered 'John Martin Esq. From an original painting. Sear & Co. sculp. Knight and Lacey, London, 1828'. Numbered '40'.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	John Martin (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Stipple engraving Stipple Engraving
Brief description	Portrait of John Martin (1789-1854), painter and mezzotinter. Engraving by 'Sear & Co.', after Henry Warren. Plate from 'Public Characters', published by Knight and Lacey, London, 1828.
Physical description	Stipple engraving, lettered 'John Martin Esq. From an original painting. Sear & Co. sculp. Knight and Lacey, London, 1828'. Numbered '40'.
Dimensions	Height: 14.8cm Width: 9.2cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Content description	Portrait, head and shoulders, facing half right, holding a brush and palette.
Marks and inscriptions	'John Martin Esq. From an original painting. Sear & Co. sculp. Knight and Lacey, London, 1828.' (Lettered) '40' (Numbered)
Credit line	Bequeathed by Thomas Balston through Art Fund
Subject depicted	John Martin
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.753-1968

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1023818/john-martin-print-henry-warren/

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