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_The Last Man_ by John Martin

John Martin, The Last Man (1849)



The great painter of the apocalyptic sublime, John Martin, produced earlier versions on the theme of "the last man"--including a study in 1826 (now lost) and a watercolor in c. 1832. But this oil painting (now in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool) dates from 1849 (see Feaver). The old man stands before what appears to be a vacant seaside town, the dark sun fades in front of him, and the funereal body of a woman lies behind him.

The Last Man
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The Last Man

  • The Last Man
    • About this Edition
    • Volume 1
      • Introduction
      • Chapter I.
      • Chapter II.
      • Chapter III.
      • Chapter IV.
      • Chapter IV[a]
      • Chapter V.
      • Chapter VI
      • Chapter VII.
      • Chapter VIII.
      • Chapter IX.
      • Chapter X.
    • Volume 2
      • Chapter I.
      • Chapter II.
      • Chapter III.
      • Chapter IV.
      • Chapter V.
      • Chapter VI.
      • Chapter VII.
      • Chapter VIII.
      • Chapter IX.
    • Volume 3
      • Chapter I.
      • Chapter II.
      • Chapter III.
      • Chapter IV.
      • Chapter V.
      • Chapter VI.
      • Chapter VII.
      • Chapter VIII.
      • Chapter IX.
      • Chapter X.
    • Other Works by Mary Shelley
    • Mary Shelley's Citations
    • Bibliography
    • Maps
    • Selected Images and Sound
      • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Portrait
      • _The Last Man_ by John Martin
      • "Virginia Water" Engraving
      • "Virginia Water 2"
      • Images of Balloon Flight (1 of 5)
      • Haydn's Creation
    • ASCII Version
    • SGML Version (external link)
    • Critical Articles on _The Last Man_
    • Other Works on Plague
    • A Contemporary Parody
    • Other Works on "The Last Man"
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Paul Youngquist

Paul Youngquist

Orrin N.C. Wang

Orrin N.C. Wang

 
Technical Editors:
Jessica Tebo and T. J. McLemore
 
Technical Consultant:
Dave Rettenmaier
 
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