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Illustrations of the Book of Job invented & engraved by William Blake [19 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 TextJob, standing in the cruciform posture of Christ, offers his own being as a sacrifice to God. For Blake, true sacrifice was self-sacrifice, a giving up of what he called "Selfhood" to achieve union with God.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