John Martin

John Martin
John Martin by Henry Warren.jpg
Portrait of John Martin by Henry Warren, 1839
Born19 July 1789
Haydon BridgeNorthumberland, England
Died17 February 1854 (aged 64)
Isle of Man
Known forPainting, engravingillustration
MovementRomantic
Spouse(s)Susan
John Martin (19 July 1789 – 17 February 1854)[1] was an English Romantic painter, engraver and illustrator. He was celebrated for his typically vast and melodramatic paintings of religious subjects and fantastic compositions, populated with minute figures placed in imposing landscapes. Martin's paintings, and the engravings made from them, enjoyed great success with the general public—in 1821 Lawrence referred to him as "the most popular painter of his day"—but were lambasted by Ruskin and other critics.















































































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