John Martin
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John Martin
1789-1854
Caius Marius Mourning over the Ruins of Carthage
1828
Watercolor over graphite, with scratching and selectively applied gum glaze on wove paper.
4 7/8 x 8 inches (123 X 203 mm)
Thaw Collection.
2017.166
Inscription:
Signed and dated in pen and brown ink at lower left: "J. Martin 1828".
Provenance:
Robert Frank Gallery, London; Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw, New York.
Associated names:
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
Bibliography:
Thaw Catalogue Raisonné, 2017, no. 253, repr.
Stampfle, Felice, and Cara D. Denison. Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975, no. 110.
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