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Joshua commanding the Sun to stand still
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John Martin (1789-1854)
Joshua commanding the Sun to stand still
mezzotint with etching, 1827, on Chine appliqué, with the line 'Painted and Engraved by John Martin' but without the title or publication details, possibly a proof, with margins, light-stained, some scattered foxing in the margins, a waterstain at the upper left sheet corner, the chine beginning to lift at the lower left, lesser defects, laid on canvas
P. 576 x 778mm; S. 690 x 920mm.
Joshua commanding the Sun to stand still
mezzotint with etching, 1827, on Chine appliqué, with the line 'Painted and Engraved by John Martin' but without the title or publication details, possibly a proof, with margins, light-stained, some scattered foxing in the margins, a waterstain at the upper left sheet corner, the chine beginning to lift at the lower left, lesser defects, laid on canvas
P. 576 x 778mm; S. 690 x 920mm.
Literature
Campbell 77; Wees 22
Special notice
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