Illustrations of the Book of Job invented & engraved by William Blake [12 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 TextAt Job's lowest point, an evil devil/god-a projection of his Job's own false conceptions-points upward to the Ten Commandments and downward to hell. Two devils pull Job to his damnation; a third holds chains to bind him.Status
Not on viewObject number72.62.53.11
William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.21
William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.2
William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.9
William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.7
William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.12
William Blake
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Object number: 72.62.53.5
William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.3
William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.4
William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.19
William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.20
William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.17
William Blake
1825
Object number: 72.62.53.18