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Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

John Martin · 1789–1854

Maximum print size

Frame
50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening
42.7 × 27.7 cm · 16.8 × 10.9 in
Mat border, sides
4.1 cm · 1.6 in
Mat border, top and bottom
6.6 cm · 2.6 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date
1827
Medium
mezzotint and etching in black and brownish black on chine collé [proof]
Type
Print
Size
57.1 × 77.8 cm · 22.5 × 30.6 in
Orientation
landscape
Collection
National Gallery of Art ↗

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