Earthly Paradise

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Artist/Maker	Rittner & Goupil (publisher) Lucas, James G. Seymour (engraver) John Martin (artist)
Place of origin	Paris (published)

Mezzotint, lettered with title 'Earthly Paradise', in English and French and 'Martin pinxt. S. Lucas sct. Paris, publié par Rittner & Goupil, Boulevart Monmartre, 15. Aze impr'. Blind stamped with publisher's stamp.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Earthly Paradise (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint Mezzotint
Brief description	'Earthly Paradise', engraved by James G. Seymour Lucas after John Martin. Mezzotint, 19th century.
Physical description	Mezzotint, lettered with title 'Earthly Paradise', in English and French and 'Martin pinxt. S. Lucas sct. Paris, publié par Rittner & Goupil, Boulevart Monmartre, 15. Aze impr'. Blind stamped with publisher's stamp.
Dimensions	Height: 26.2cm Width: 32.5cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Marks and inscriptions	'Martin pinxt. S. Lucas sct. Paris, publié par Rittner & Goupil, Boulevart Monmatre, 15. Aze imp.' (Lettered with title in English and in French and) (Blind stamped with publisher's stamp.)
Credit line	Bequeathed by Thomas Balston through Art Fund
Object history	Balston states that this engraving, probably a piracy, is a slightly larger version of 'The Fall of Man' in Martin's 'Illustrations of The Bible', 1831-35.
Subjects depicted	Biblical Scenes Paradise
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.687-1968

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1023834/earthly-paradise-print-lucas-james-g/

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