Title: Belshazzar's Feast (First Plate)
Object type: Print
Date: June 1, 1826
Artist:  John Martin 
Artist bio: British, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland 1789–1854 Douglas, Isle of Man
Artist nationality: British
Artist role: Artist and publisher
Medium: Mezzotint with etching; proof
Dimensions: Image: 18 1/2 x 28 5/16 in. (47 x 71.9 cm)
Plate: 23 1/2 x 32 in. (59.7 x 81.3 cm)
Sheet: 24 1/2 x 33 1/16 in. (62.2 x 84 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY