The Wrath of Elihu

1825

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This is a drawing of a group of figures seated under a starry sky. The central illustration features several figures in expressive poses, surrounded by a sky filled with stars. One figure stands and gestures with one arm raised, while others sit on the ground, wrapped in robes and displaying various emotional expressions. The scene is framed with line work that includes text excerpts, forming decorative borders. The arrangement of text and imagery implies narrative or symbolic elements with phrases related to existential and spiritual themes. The style shows influences typical of visionary art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.5 × 22.2 cm (10 1/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1814

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 637

  • Series Title

    Book of Job: plate 12

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • William Blake, Andrew Dickson White Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1965, no. 24.

Bibliography

1978

  • Bindman, David. The Complete Graphic Works of William Blake. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.

Wikidata ID

Q64962738

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