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Illustrations of the Book of Job invented & engraved by William Blake [6 of 22 engravings]

Maker (British, 1757 - 1827)
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 TextSatan pours pestilence onto Job, who continues to provide charity to the poor in the hope that his good works will release him from Satan's thrall. The border design indicates Job's hellish fate.
Status
Not on view
Object number72.62.53.5

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