Art, literature & historyThe Destroying Angel
1833
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Brush and brown and black watercolor, with touches of scratching, on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- 8.5 × 13.6 cm (3 3/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2015.410
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Destroying Angel — John Martin. 1833.
Medium: Brush and brown and black watercolor, with touches of scratching, on cream wove paper. Dimensions: 8.5 × 13.6 cm (3 3/8 × 5 3/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.