Accession number
PML 146515
Creator
Martin, John, 1789-1854.
Published
London : John Martin, 1831-1835.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from Ray.
Collection of proof impressions of the plates comprising John Martin's Illustrations of the Bible; the 20 plates originally printed and published in 10 pts. by the artist and their distribution chiefly limited to Martin's own friends and private acquaintances. Cf. Ray.
Interleaved with caption sheets and guard tissue; plate mark 27 x 36 cm.
Collection of proof impressions of the plates comprising John Martin's Illustrations of the Bible; the 20 plates originally printed and published in 10 pts. by the artist and their distribution chiefly limited to Martin's own friends and private acquaintances. Cf. Ray.
Interleaved with caption sheets and guard tissue; plate mark 27 x 36 cm.
Description
1 album (20 prints) : mezzotint, etching and aquatint ; 38 x 49 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Caption sheets have part numbers and titles written in ink above the letterpress, presumably in the hand of the artist himself. Cf. Ray.
Provenance
From the libraries of Thomas Balston and Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Contemporary cloth; written in gold on front board: The Book of Martyn; housed in blue cloth slipcase Sangorski and Sutcliffe.
Classification
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