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The Tower of Babel

Maker

After
(artist)
1789-1854

(wood engraver)
1798-1862

Title

The Tower of Babel

Date of Production

19th century

Medium

wood engraving
printed in black

Dimensions

Height: 10.7 cm
Width: 14.1 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.7818

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Provenance: H. J. Cornish Collection; acquired by Hampstead Public Library (by 1928); transferred to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Library in 1966; transferred to the Courtauld Gallery from the Witt Library in 1990.

Inscriptions

Inscription: recto: lower left: J MARTIN, DEL.

Inscription: recto: lower centre: GEN.S XI 7 / THE TOWER OF BABEL.

Inscription: recto: lower right: THOS. WILLIAMS: SCULP

recto: centre right on mount, black ink: John MARTIN

Stamp: recto: lower right on mount, stamped: ILLUSTRATION: EX CORNISH COLL. / ACQUIRED BY HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC / LIBRARY, 1928; PRESENTED TO WITT / LIBRARY, 1966

Stamp: recto: lower right on mount, stamped: Accessioned by Witt 1972 / Remounted 1990

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