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Illustrations of the Book of Job invented & engraved by William Blake [10 of 22 engravings]
Date: 1825
Maker: William Blake , British, 1757 - 1827
Dimensions: sheet: 17 x 13 3/16 in. (43.2 x 33.5 cm.)
Medium: engravings on laid India paper
Credit Line: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Edward W. and Julia B. Bodman Collection
Object Number: 72.62.53.9
Label Text: The stern Eliphaz tells Job of his vision of God, pictured in the clouds above as a frightening figure appearing to Eliphaz lying in bed. These powerful but false images of God provide neither insight nor succor for Job.