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Charles Mottram after John Martin

The Plains of Heaven, 1857

Not on View

Medium

hand colored mezzotint with etching and engraving, printed in color on wove paper

Dimensions

image: 62.1 x 95.5 cm (24 7/16 x 37 5/8 in.)

sheet: 103 x 71.2 cm (40 9/16 x 28 1/16 in.)
overall (frame size): 86.4 x 116.8 cm (34 x 46 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

2002.30.1

Artists / Makers

Charles Mottram (artist) British, 1807 - 1876

John Martin (artist after) British, 1789 - 1854

Image Use

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Provenance

Campbell Fine Art, London; purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Campbell Fine Art

Exhibition History

2006: The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

2002: Campbell Fine Art, British and European Prints 18th - 20th Centuries, Catalogue no. 9. London, 2002: no. 104

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