Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

John Martin, 1789–1854, British

Title:

The Opening of the Seventh Seal

Date:

ca. 1837

Materials & Techniques:

Mezzotint

Dimensions:

Sheet: 15 1/2 x 16 inches (39.4 x 40.6 cm)

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1978.43.931

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)

Nobleness and Grandeur - Forging Historical Landscape in Britain, 1760 - 1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-01-27 - 2005-04-24)

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. 50, NJ18 M39 A12 2009 (YCBA)

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41196