The British Sale: Paintings, Drawings and Watercolours

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Lot 100
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John Martin 1789-1854

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Description

  • John Martin
  • A classical hero rescuing a mother and child from a wolf
  • signed l.r.: J.Martin
  • brown wash over pencil, unframed

Catalogue Note

Another sepia drawing by Martin, the same size as the present work and similarly depicting wolves attacking a family in a rocky landscape is in the British Museum (see William Feaver, The Art of John Martin, p.32, pl.18)