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Hand lettered text surrounded by flying angels

At center, in large ornate script are the words, “ILLUSTRATIONS of The BOOK of JOB”. Centered below this in smaller letters is the phrase, “Invented & Engraved by William Blake 1825”, while at center top is an underlined phrase in Hebrew. This text is surrounded by a line of seven angels that descend from the left and rise again on the right side. The text and image are bordered by concentric rectangles. Within a lower margin a cloud motif contains the phrase, “London Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by William Blake No. 3 Fountain Court Strand”.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M10448
People
William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
Title
Title Page
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Book of Job
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th-19th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/257850

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii, proof
Standard Reference Number
Binyon 105; Bindman 625

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
M10448
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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