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John Martin

(1789—1854) artist


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 (1789–1854) English painter and printmaker.

Martin’s dramatic landscapes were particularly suited to illustrating Milton and the Bible. His mezzotints for Paradise Lost (S. Prowett, 1825–7 and subsequent editions) capture the sublime nature of Milton’s epic poetry.

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Martin, John (1789–1854)
in The Oxford Companion to English Literature (7) Length: 154 words
Martin, John (1789–1854)
in An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age Length: 471 words
Martin, John (19 July 1789)
in The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4) Length: 420 words
Martin, John (19 July 1789)
in The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3) Length: 472 words

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