Text and cover, from Illustrations of the Bible
John Martin
1833–35
Medium
Portfolio cover
Classification
portfolio cover
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
210636
About the Artist
John Martin · 1789–1854
John Martin (1789–1854) was a British painter and mezzotint engraver whose apocalyptic biblical and historical paintings made him one of the most popular artists in early nineteenth-century Britain. Born in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, he trained as a heraldic and coach painter before moving to London, where his monumental painting "Belshazzar's Feast" (1820) caused a sensation and established h...