Job and His Family Restored to Prosperity

1821

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This is a painting of a group of figures and sheep under a tree in the style of William Blake. The image features a collection of figures arranged in an arc, each holding musical instruments like harps, lyres, and trumpets. The figures are painted in flowing robes, suggesting a harmonious gathering. The scene includes sleeping sheep in the foreground, and the night sky above with a crescent moon and a single star. The painting uses muted, watercolor-like tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and ink with watercolor over graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.4 x 28 cm (9 3/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9018

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Butlin 1981, no. 551, State 21

  • Series Title

    Book of Job (Linnell Set)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • The Art of William Blake, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1957, no. 41, repro.

1978

  • William Blake, Tate Gallery, London, 1978, no. 197, repro.

1987

  • English Drawings and Watercolors, 1630-1850, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987-1988, no cat.

1993

  • The Great Age of British Watercolors 1750-1880, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993.

1997

  • Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.

Bibliography

1975

  • Fine 1975, IV.A.32.

1978

  • Butlin, Martin. William Blake. Exh. cat. Tate Gallery, London, 1978: 197.

1981

  • Butlin, Martin. The Paintings and Drawings of William Blake. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1981.

1994

  • Darshan (October 1994), reproduced on table of contents page.

Inscriptions

upper right: Great and Marvellous / are thy Works Lord

Wikidata ID

Q64636510

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