Title-Page of the Engraved Illustrations to the Book of Job

1825

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This is a drawing of a book cover for "The Book of Job". The cover features elaborate typography with the title "ILLUSTRATIONS of The BOOK of JOB" framed by intricately drawn, winged angelic figures surrounding the text. These figures have flowing hair and serene expressions, their wings elegantly draped around them. The lower section of the cover reads "Invented & Engraved by William Blake" with the date "1825".

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.6 × 22.1 cm (10 1/16 × 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1802

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 625

  • Series Title

    Book of Job

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

Q64962711

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