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Illustrations of the Book of Job invented & engraved by William Blake: Title page [1 of 22 engravings]
Maker
William Blake
(British, 1757 - 1827)
Collections
ClassificationsPRINTS
Date1825
Mediumengravings on laid India paper
Dimensionssheet: 17 x 13 3/16 in. (43.2 x 33.5 cm.)
DescriptionTwenty-two plates designed and engraved by Blake, loose in portfolio. First (published "Proof") issue on laid India paper.
InscribedSix plates watermarked: J WHATMAN / TURKEY MILL / 1825
MarkingsSix plates watermarked: J WHATMAN / TURKEY MILL / 1825
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Edward W. and Julia B. Bodman Collection
Label TextThe seven days of creation are personified by the angels forming an arc below the title. Those with scrolls (lower left) record Job's history.Status
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William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.21
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William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.2
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William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.9
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William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.7
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William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.11
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William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.12
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William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.5
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William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.3
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William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.4
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William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.19
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William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.20
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William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.17