Belshazzar's Feast
Print
1826 (made)
1826 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Mezzotint lettered with the title, 'Belshazzar's Feast', dedication to George IV, and 'Painted & Engraved by John Martin. Proof.'
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Belshazzar's Feast (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | 'Belshazzar's Feast'. Mezzotint by John Martin (1789-1854). Engraved by the artist after his oil painting of the same title, dated 1820. Proof, dated 1826. |
| Physical description | Mezzotint lettered with the title, 'Belshazzar's Feast', dedication to George IV, and 'Painted & Engraved by John Martin. Proof.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Painted & Engraved by John Martin. Proof.' (Lettered with title, dedication to George IV and) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Thomas Balston through Art Fund |
| Object history | Balston (op. cit.) states, in the footnote on p.282, that this impression, without the usual lettering, was probably a later impression made after Martin's death. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | E.569-1968 (Version) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.568-1968 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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