Download or read book John Martin written by John Martin and published by Tate Publishing(UK). This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin's brief memoir makes fascinating reading. Beginning with his youth in Newcastle where he was apprenticed to a coach builder, it recounts his initial struggles in London and the eventual recognition accorded to his apocalyptic paintings and stunning engravings, ending with the civic works he devoted himself to in later years.