Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room / Creator: Martin, John, 1789–1854

1. Cain and Abel

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. The Rescue of Lot

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1833
Medium:: Brown wash and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, smooth, cream card
Dimensions:: Mount: 3 7/8 x 5 15/16 inches (9.8 x 15.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The Daughters of Jerusalem Weeping by the Waters of Babylon

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1834
Medium:: Gray wash and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, smooth, cream card
Dimensions:: Mount: 6 5/16 x 8 inches (16 x 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Burial of Sarah

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1833
Medium:: Brown ink and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, smooth, cream card
Dimensions:: Mount: 3 7/8 x 5 13/16 inches (9.8 x 14.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Moonlit Landscape with a Ruined Castle

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: between 1820 and 1830
Medium:: Gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 9 5/8 inches (17.8 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Landscape with Courting Couple

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1839
Medium:: Watercolor and gum over graphite and scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on board
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches (22.3 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Daniel in the Den of Lions

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. The Conversion of Saul

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Christ Preaching to the Elders in the Temple

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. The Woman at the Well

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Christ with Three Figures

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Baptism of Christ

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, white gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Feeding the Five Thousand

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, white gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Christ Stilling the Tempest

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Christ Healing a Blind Man

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Pool of Bethesda

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, white gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, white gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. The Raising of Lazarus

Creator:: attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, white gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. The Beach at Culbone, Somerset

Creator:: unknown artist, (J. M.)
Date:: 1826
Medium:: Watercolor with graphite and scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/8 x 6 1/8 inches (8.5 x 15.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Landscape with Tower and Approaching Storm

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Brown wash, brown ink, graphite and scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, moderately textured, cream card
Dimensions:: Mount: 5 1/4 x 7 9/16 inches (13.4 x 19.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. A Tropical Coast, Sunset

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: between 1840 and 1850
Medium:: Watercolor, gouache, and brown ink over graphite with scratching out on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 9 3/8 inches (15.5 x 23.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. The Walls of Jericho

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1834
Medium:: Gray and brown wash with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, slightly textured, cream card
Dimensions:: Mount: 3 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches (9.8 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Rocky River Landscape

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Pen and brown ink and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches (18.7 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. The Rising of the Waters

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Shadrach, Meshack and Abed-Nego before Nebuchadnezzar

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Fall of a City

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. The Stoning of Saint Stephen

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Lot Fleeing Sodom

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. The Death of Ananias

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. The Ravens Feeding Elijah

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. The Release of Saint Peter from Prison

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. An Elderly Man Petitioning Christ

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Christ Healing the Palsied Man

Creator:: Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, white gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Adam and Eve

Creator:: attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Travelers on a Road above a River

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1821
Medium:: Brown wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 5/8 inches (19.7 x 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1818
Medium:: Graphite, brown wash, scratching out and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 × 24 1/8 inches (40.6 × 61.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. The Banks of the Thames, Opposite Pope's Villa

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1850
Medium:: Watercolor, gouache and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/4 × 23 3/4 inches (29.8 × 60.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. A Classical City

Creator:: Print made by John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1816
Medium:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 7/8 inches (16.8 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Archers Stalking a Stag

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1821
Medium:: Watercolor, brown wash, and graphite, with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (19.7 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Kensington Gardens

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor and pen and brown ink over graphite with scratching out on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 inches (24.5 x 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Dover

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1833
Medium:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (19.7 x 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. The Crucifixion

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1834
Medium:: Mezzotint on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 5/8 × 30 15/16 inches (54.9 × 78.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. The Deluge

Creator:: Print made by John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1828
Medium:: Mezzotint with etching; engraver's proof on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 9/16 × 33 3/16 inches (64.9 × 84.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. The Fall of Ninevah

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1829
Medium:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 3/16 × 35 3/8 inches (64 × 89.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. The Paphian Bower

Creator:: George H. Phillips, active 1819–1825, British
Date:: 1826
Medium:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 5/8 × 26 11/16 inches (52.4 × 67.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. The Destroying Angel

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1836
Medium:: Engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 7/16 x 30 7/16 inches (54.5 x 77.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: 1827
Medium:: Mezzotint, published state on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 1/4 × 30 13/16 inches (59.1 × 78.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection