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Description: | The artist John Martin noted on this picture that it was painted in May 1840. It probably shows a view in Herefordshire, where Martin was painting around that time. He used opaque watercolour on pale brown paper, which helped form the light tones of the earth in the landscape. Throughout much of his career, Martin relied on sales of conventional views such as this for much of his income. His huge paintings of scenes of destruction made him famous but were difficult to sell. John Martin spent his early life in the North East before settling in London. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: 1840 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | John Martin | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/artonline/se... | Go to resource |
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