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John Martin, 1789–1854, British, The Daughters of Jerusalem Weeping by the Waters of Babylon, 1834
- Title:
The Daughters of Jerusalem Weeping by the Waters of Babylon
- Additional Title(s):
Luke 23:27-31
Eighth Station of the Cross
- 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), Sheet: 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 inches (8.6 x 13.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back of mount, upper left: "J 5383"; in black ink, on back of mount, upper center: "The Daughters of Jerusalem Weeping by the | Ruins of Babylon"; on back of mount, lower right: "by John Martin"; in graphite, on back of mount, lower right: "3"
Signed and dated in black ink, lower right: "J. M. 1834"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.639
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | buildings | cityscape | clouds | crucifixion | daughters | from Pilate's palace to Golgotha: the procession to Calvary (Matthew 27:31-33; Mark 15:20-22; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:17) | mourning | New Testament | religious and mythological subject | river | temple | trees | weeping | women
- Associated Places:
- Asia | Babil | Babylon | Iraq
- Associated People:
- Jesus Christ (7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE)
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11030
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