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    Museum collections / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still Upon Gibeon (Joshua: 10: 12–14)
    John Martin. Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still Upon Gibeon (Joshua: 10: 12–14), ca. 1822. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).
    AT-00021621

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    Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still Upon Gibeon (Joshua: 10: 12–14)

    by John Martin

    Quick Overview

    Artist
    John Martin (British, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland 1789–1854 Douglas, Isle of Man)
    Date
    ca. 1822
    Medium
    Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over red chalk, heightened with white; squared in black chalk
    Dimensions
    sheet: 15 7/8 x 24 in. (40.3 x 61 cm)
    Type
    Drawing
    Classification
    Drawings
    Department
    Drawings and Prints
    Credit line
    Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
    Accession no.
    1975.131.200

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