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John Martin, Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon

John Martin

British · 1789–1854 · Painter, Printmaker

John Martin was an English Romantic painter, engraver, and illustrator. He was known for his typically vast and dramatic paintings of religious subjects and fantastic… (Wikipedia)

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  1. John Martin, Eruption of Vesuvius, 1822, pencil and brown wash on paperEruption of VesuviusBonhams · £3,188≈ $3,771≈ €3,770Sign up to see
  2. John Martin, Angels Guarding Paradise from John Milton’s Paradise Lost, mezzotint with etching and drypoint, 1824 – 1825Angels Guarding Paradise from John Milton’s Paradise LostArt+Object · NZ$1,641≈ $1,285≈ £799≈ €1,019Sign up to see
  3. John Martin, Satan Aroused from John Milton’s Paradise Lost, engravingSatan Aroused from John Milton’s Paradise LostArt+Object · NZ$1,055≈ $826≈ £514≈ €655Sign up to see

John Martin’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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John Martin, Satan Aroused, from Paradise Lost: One Plate, 1826, After John Milton Mezzotint on Wove Paper
Satan Aroused, from Paradise Lost: One Plate, 1826
DuMouchelles · Jan 23, 2026
$125Sign up free to see
John Martin, Pandemonium mezzotint, 1824, mezzotint
Pandemonium mezzotint, 1824
Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Oct 19, 2024
$425Sign up free to see
The Last Judgment
Anderson & Garland · Aug 14, 2024
£110Sign up free to see
John Martin, Satan Observes Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, 1826, Mezzotint published in 1825 by Septimus Prowett (English, circa 1820
Satan Observes Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, 1826
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 15, 2023
$275Sign up free to see
John Martin, Eruption of Vesuvius, 1822, pencil and brown wash on paper
Eruption of Vesuvius, 1822
Bonhams · Jul 14, 2022
£3,188Sign up free to see
John Martin, Fishing Boats at Hastings, oil on board
Fishing Boats at Hastings
Toovey's · Mar 18, 2020
£180Sign up free to see
John Martin, Shrimping, Ille de Re, oil on board
Shrimping, Ille de Re
Toovey's · Sep 6, 2017
£240Sign up free to see
John Martin, Green Parasol, oil on board
Green Parasol
Toovey's · Sep 6, 2017
£150Sign up free to see
John Martin, Bendale, etching on paper
Bendale
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Dec 3, 2016
CA$152Sign up free to see
John Martin, Satan Aroused from John Milton’s Paradise Lost, engraving
Satan Aroused from John Milton’s Paradise Lost
Art+Object · Oct 7, 2014
NZ$1,055Sign up free to see
John Martin, Angels Guarding Paradise from John Milton’s Paradise Lost, mezzotint with etching and drypoint, 1824 – 1825
Angels Guarding Paradise from John Milton’s Paradise Lost
Art+Object · Oct 7, 2014
NZ$1,641Sign up free to see
John Martin, Satan Arousing the Fallen Angels (Illustration to Paradise Lost), mezzotint and drypoint
Satan Arousing the Fallen Angels (Illustration to Paradise Lost)
Leonard Joel · Sep 6, 2012
A$600Sign up free to see
John Martin, Lamentations of Jeremiah, 1958, mixed media on paper board
Lamentations of Jeremiah, 1958
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 21, 2009
CA$410Sign up free to see
John Martin, Untitled - Patio Mosaic, 1950, mixed media on hard board
Untitled - Patio Mosaic, 1950
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Apr 18, 2004
CA$345Sign up free to see
John Martin, Untitled - Little Pine, Quetico, 1959, watercolour and ink on paper
Untitled - Little Pine, Quetico, 1959
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Apr 14, 2002
CA$403Sign up free to see
John Martin, Fly Time, 1954, oil on hard board
Fly Time, 1954
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Apr 14, 2002
CA$518Sign up free to see
John Martin, Bendale, etching on paper
Bendale
Levis Fine Art Auctions · May 1, 1995
CA$193Sign up free to see
John Martin, Conflict between Satan and Death, Book 2, Line 727, from 'Paradise Lost', mezzotint, first issue, large paper size
Conflict between Satan and Death, Book 2, Line 727, from 'Paradise Lost'
Art+Object · Feb 24, 2026
John Martin, Raphael Conversing with Adam and Eve, Book 5, Line 519, from 'Paradise Lost', mezzotint
Raphael Conversing with Adam and Eve, Book 5, Line 519, from 'Paradise Lost'
Art+Object · Feb 24, 2026
John Martin, The Celestial City, pen
The Celestial City
Pandolfini · Nov 13, 2024
John Martin, Untitled
Untitled
Pandolfini · Nov 13, 2024
John Martin, The Valley Of The Shadow Death
The Valley Of The Shadow Death
Pandolfini · Nov 8, 2023
John Martin, Satan Observes Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, 1826, Mezzotint published in 1825 by Septimus Prowett (English, circa 1820
Satan Observes Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, 1826
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 27, 2023
John Martin, Perched Owl, Color lithograph
Perched Owl
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 28, 2010

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Martin, Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon1816 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)
John Martin, Belshazzar's Feast
Belshazzar's Feast1826 · hand-colored mixed media intaglio
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Benedict — …
John Martin, Gleaners in the Wheat Field
Gleaners in the Wheat Field1847 · watercolor with gouache on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Martin, View on the River Wye, Looking towards Chepstow
View on the River Wye, Looking towards Chepstow1844 · watercolor, gouache, and touches of oil paint (?) over graphite with scraping out, heightened with varnish and/or gum arabic, on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Circle of the National Galle…
John Martin, Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still1827 · mezzotint and etching in black and brownish black on chine collé [proof]
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth…
John Martin, Belshazzar's Feast
Belshazzar's Feast1820
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
John Martin, Manfred on the Jungfrau
Manfred on the Jungfrau1837
Birmingham Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museums Trust
John Martin, Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion
Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion1812
Saint Louis Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Saint Louis Art Museum
John Martin, The end of the world
The end of the world1851
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery
John Martin, The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum
The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum1822
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery
John Martin, Macbeth
Macbeth1820
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland
John Martin, The Last Judgement
The Last Judgement1853
Tate ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tate
John Martin, The Plains of Heaven
The Plains of Heaven1851
Tate ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tate
John Martin, Ruins of an Ancient City
Ruins of an Ancient Cityc. 1810–20 · oil on paper, mounted on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund — Open Access (…
John Martin, The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, from Illustrations of the Bible
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, from Illustrations of the Bible1832 · Mezzotint with etching in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment — public …
John Martin, Moses and the Burning Bush, from Illustrations of the Bible
Moses and the Burning Bush, from Illustrations of the Bible1833 · Mezzotint in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mrs. George B. Young Fund; Mary S. Adams Endowment …
John Martin, Adam and Eve Hearing the Judgement of the Almighty, from Illustrations of the Bible
Adam and Eve Hearing the Judgement of the Almighty, from Illustrations of the Bible1831 · Mezzotint in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Everett D. Graff Endowment — public domain (CC0)
John Martin, Belshazzar's Feast, from Illustrations of the Bible
Belshazzar's Feast, from Illustrations of the Bible1835 · Mezzotint with etching in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mary S. Adams Endowment — public domain (CC0)
John Martin, The Fall of Babylon, from Illustrations of the Bible
The Fall of Babylon, from Illustrations of the Bible1835 · Mezzotint with etching in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, John H. Wrenn Memorial Endowment — public domain (CC0)
John Martin, Fall of the Walls of Jericho, from Illustrations of the Bible
Fall of the Walls of Jericho, from Illustrations of the Bible1834 · Mezzotint in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, John H. Wrenn Memorial Endowment — public domain (CC0)
John Martin, The Valley of the Tyne, My Native Country near Henshaw
The Valley of the Tyne, My Native Country near Henshaw1842 · watercolor, gouache and gum arabic with graphite underdrawing, sanding, and scraping
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund — Open Access (CC0)
John Martin, Figures Seated by a Lake in a Wooded Landscape
Figures Seated by a Lake in a Wooded Landscape1820 · brown wash and point of brush with graphite underdrawing
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund — Open Access (CC0)
John Martin, A Man Playing a Harp with other Figures beside a Lake
A Man Playing a Harp with other Figures beside a Lake1820 · brown wash with graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund — Open Access (CC0)
John Martin, Paradise Lost: The Creation of Light
Paradise Lost: The Creation of Light1824, published 1825 · mezzotint
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection — Open Acc…

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