Belshazzar's Feast | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R14897
People: John Martin, British (Haydon Bridge, England 1789 - 1854 Douglas, Isle of Man)
Title: Belshazzar's Feast
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Illustrations of the Bible
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1831/1838
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/248370

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Mezzotint, in reverse

Technique

Mezzotint

Dimensions

image: 18.9 × 29.1 cm (7 7/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
plate: 26.4 × 35.7 cm (10 3/8 × 14 1/16 in.)
sheet: 28.4 × 35.9 cm (11 3/16 × 14 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: in plate: Designed and Engraved by John Martin K.L.B. / BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST. / LONDON, CHARLES TILT, FLEET STREET.
inscription: verso, graphite: And. 7./ LeBl. 22

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, bequest; to Belinda Lull Randall, his sister, gift; to Harvard University, 1892.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: no state
Standard Reference Number: Balston app. 9 ll. l8; Campbell and Wees 109

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R14897
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 2200 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/06/2017 - 07/27/2017

Verification Level

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R14897: Belshazzar's Feast