Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon

Provenance

Purchased 1822 by William Collins. Thomas Wilson, until 1848. John Naylor, until 1889; John M. Naylor; (his sale, Leighton Hall, Welshpool, 23 January 1923, no. 41). Anonymous gift 1924 to the United Grand Lodge of England; purchased 28 May 2004 through (Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd.) by NGA.

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon

Martin, John

1816

Accession Number

2004.64.1

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 150 x 231 cm (59 1/16 x 90 15/16 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Paul Mellon Fund