The Great Day of His Wrath

John Martin

1851–1853 · Oil on canvas · Tate Britain, London

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The Great Day of His Wrath

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About this work

Artist: John Martin (1789–1854)
Year: 1851–1853
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 196.5 × 303.2 cm
Collection: Tate Britain, London
Movement: Romanticism

Mountains are torn up and a whole city, towers and all, is flung upside down into a chasm as lightning splits a blood-red sky and tiny figures tumble into the abyss. Martin painted this apocalypse between 1851 and 1853 as the centre of his final triptych on the Last Judgement, with The Plains of Heaven and The Last Judgement, all now at Tate Britain. It follows the sixth chapter of Revelation, with its earthquake and darkened sun. His son Leopold said the idea came to his father on a night journey through the fires of the Black Country, and some have read the collapsing city as Edinburgh with its castle rock; the connections remain debated. Three metres wide, it was built for crowds and spectacle. The three canvases are reunited at Tate Britain.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Mountains torn up and a city flung into a chasm under a blood-red sky, built for spectacle, for a den, study or cinema room at 24×36 in black. A charcoal, deep red or navy wall; it reads across a room and hangs alone.

Style: Exhibition poster of a Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (1851–1853)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Great Day of His Wrath in the public domain?

Yes. John Martin (1789–1854) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Tate Britain.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Great Day of His Wrath painted, and in what medium?

The Great Day of His Wrath dates from 1851–1853 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 196.5 × 303.2 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of John Martin's The Great Day of His Wrath — The Great Day of His Wrath — whole cities and mountains overturned into a fiery abyss at the end of the world — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Apocalypse: The Sublime Landscape, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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