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The subject of this thesis is John Martin’s Belshazzar’s Feast, made in 1820 and exhibited at the British Institution in 1821. This original work is 160 x 249 centimeters, is held in a private collection, and has only been publically exhibited a few times since its creation. The reproduction of the original version that appears on the landing pages of this website was sourced from Bridgeman Images. On the first landing page, I have embedded this reproduction into R. Grave, after A. Pugin, Gallery of the British Institution, published in Magazine of Fine Arts, 1821, illustration following page 240. 

On the second landing page, I have embedded the same reproduction into my own sketch, inspired by the aforementioned illustration of R. Grave.

In the same year that Martin made the 160 x 249 cm painting, he made two other smaller copies or sketches of his own work. One of the works is a half-size sketch, which can be seen on the Introduction page. This sketch is 80 x 120.7 cm, and is held by the Yale Center for British Art, where I had the privilege of viewing the work in person. During this visit I was able to create detailed photographs of the work seen throughout the website.