Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Title:
The Destroying Angel
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 7/16 x 30 7/16 inches (54.5 x 77.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower center: Designed & Engraved by John Martin Chevalier of the Order of Leopold &c. &c. | THE DESTROYING ANGEL. | Exodus, Chapter 12th verse 29th | TO THE REV.DR. CROLY, &c.&c.&c. THIS PLATE IS INSCRIBED. | AS A TESTIMONY OF THE ESTEEM IN WHICH HIS GENIUS AND CHARACTER ARE HELD BY HIS SINCERE FRIEND, | JOHN MARTIN. | LONDON PUBLISHED APPRIL 1ST 1836 BY J. MARTIN, 30 ALLSOP TERRACRE; ACKERMAN & Co. STRAND; HODGSON & GRAVES, 6 PALL MALL; & MOON, THREADNEEDLE STREET CITY"; lettered, lower right: "Depose a la direction"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.11936
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The World Turned Upside Down - Apocalyptic Imagery in England (Haggerty Museum of Art, 2017-10-05 - 2018-01-18)

Egypt - The Legacy (Sarah Lawrence College Art Gallery, 1990-02-13 - 1990-04-22)

Darkness Visible - The Prints of John Martin (Clark Art Institute, 1986-09 - 1987-07-21)
Publications:
John Martin, Editions Treville Co., Ltd. , Tokyo, 2009, p. 88, cat. 49, NJ18 M39 A12 2009 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31721