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The Valley of the Tyne, My Native Country near Henshaw
by John Martin
About the Artwork
Panoramic landscapes in watercolor became an important source of income during John Martin’s late career. This work demonstrates his ability to convey monumentality on a small scale and to combine broad washes of color with meticulous detail. The sweeping vista in this drawing describes the fertile valley of the River Tyne, known for its forests, flora, and fauna. Curving arcs of slopes and plains swirl around the composition. A tiny couple and dog rush through the vast landscape beneath ominous storm clouds.
Inscriptions
signed, lower right, in watercolor: J. Martin / 1842
Provenance
?-?: Henry [1854-1937] and Margaret [1854-1921] Hobhouse, Somerset ?-?: C. D. Hobhouse ?-1997: (Spink-Leger Pictures, London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH) 1997-: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27-October 17, 2000); The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY (May 23-August 19, 2001); Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX (October 14, 2001-January 6, 2002). British Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-May 26, 2013).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- John Martin (British, 1789–1854)
- Date
- 1842
- Medium
- watercolor, gouache and gum arabic with graphite underdrawing, sanding, and scraping
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 26.6 x 67.5 cm (10 1/2 x 26 9/16 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
- Accession no.
- 1997.138
More by John Martin in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00011063
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