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Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

Printmaker: Martin, John, HRSA · 1789-1854

A Proof after letters

Object data

Date	1827
Accession	2000.121
Type	Print, intaglio, mezzotint
Materials	Support paper Medium Printing ink
Dimensions	68.3cm x 101.6cm x 43.6cm x 68.4cm
Acquisition	Gift Martin, John, HRSA (1829)

Exhibitions

Ages of Wonder Tour (Dumfries): Original Prints and the Art of Etching

Dates: Nov 24, 2018 - Feb 2, 2019

Venue: Gracefield Arts Centre

Location: Dumfries

Ages of Wonder Tour (Biggar); Original Prints and the Art of Etching

Dates: Jul 6, 2018 - Sep 29, 2018

Venue: Biggar and Clydesdale Museum

Location: Biggar

Ages of Wonder Tour (Paisley); Original Prints and the Art of Etching

Dates: Apr 26, 2018 - Jun 24, 2018

Venue: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries

Location: Paisley

Ages of Wonder Tour (Ayr); Original Prints and the Art of Etching

Dates: Jan 27, 2018 - Mar 11, 2018

Venue: Maclaurin Art Galleries

Location: Ayr

Ages of Wonder : Scotland's Art 1540 to Now, Collected by the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

Dates: Nov 4, 2017 - Jan 7, 2018

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy

Location: The Mound

Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture, the One Hundred and Eighty - Seventh Annual Exhibition, 2013

Dates: May 25, 2013 - Jul 2, 2013

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy

Location: Edinburgh
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Joshua

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