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Illustrations of the Book of Job invented & engraved by William Blake [15 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 TextGod offers Job a vision of the starry heavens humanized, with personified stars at the top and the sun (left) and moon (right) below His arms. Job, his wife and friends, look up in awe.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