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The fall of Babylon

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

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Babylonia

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The fall of Babylon

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Title
The fall of Babylon
Names
Martin, John, 1789-1854 (Artist)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Babylonia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1835 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON BABYL
Topics
Euphrates River Valley
Clouds
Lightning
Historic gardens
Babylon (Extinct city)
Babel, Tower of
Roof gardens
Campaigns & battles -- To 499
Genres
Reconstructions
Conjectural works
Reproductive prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "From Martin's print." Written on border: "Martin, John."
Content: English artist John Martin's version of the fall of Babylon to the forces of Cyrus the Persian king interprets the scene as a miracle, and is done in a grandiose style which imbues the event with symbolically biblical overtones.
Content: Copy of an 1835 wood engraving.
Physical Description
Transfer lithographs
Extent: 18.4 x 27.1 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bca00e00-c5bd-012f-6253-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1789: Creator Born
  • 1835: Issued
  • 1854: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The fall of Babylon" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1835. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5da9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The fall of Babylon" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5da9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1835). The fall of Babylon Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5da9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The fall of Babylon