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Summary

John Martin: The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum  wikidata:Q16934315 reasonator:Q16934315
Artist
John Martin  (1789–1854)  wikidata:Q937096
 
John Martin
Alternative names
John Martin I; John, I Martin; J. Martin; Martin; Jonathan Martin; John I. Martin; John Martin (painter)
Description English painter, engraver, illustrator, artist, graphic artist and etcher
Date of birth/death 19 July 1789 / 17 July 1789 Edit this at Wikidata 17 February 1854 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Haydon Bridge Edit this at Wikidata Category:Douglas
Work location
England; United Kingdom Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q937096
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
The Destruction of Pompei and Herculaneum Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"The Destruction of Pompei and Herculaneum Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"The Destruction of Pompei and Herculaneum Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lja,"ポンペイとヘルクラネウムの壊滅"
label QS:Lar,"تدمير بومبي وهركولانيوم (لوحة)"
label QS:Lfr,"La Destruction de Pompéi et Herculanum"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre history painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: The restored version of John Martin's Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Date circa 1821
date QS:P571,+1821-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 253 cm (99.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 161.6 cm (63.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+253.0U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+161.6U174728
institution QS:P195,Q195436
Accession number
References https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/martin-the-destruction-of-pompeii-and-herculaneum-n00793 Edit this at Wikidata
Source/Photographer http://greatbritishartdebate.tate.org.uk/the-reconstruction-of-pompeii-and-herculaneum/

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Captions

The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, painted in 1822, damaged in 1928, restored in 2011. Oil on canvas, 161.6 x 253 cm. Tate Gallery, London

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current20:18, 2 March 2012Thumbnail for version as of 20:18, 2 March 20122,012 × 1,252 (827 KB)InverseHypercubeactually lossless with ljcrop
22:45, 28 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 22:45, 28 November 20112,007 × 1,253 (492 KB)InverseHypercubelossless crop
10:04, 24 September 2011Thumbnail for version as of 10:04, 24 September 20112,003 × 1,251 (645 KB)InverseHypercube

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