Job's Comforters

1825

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

The image shows a central male figure who is seated with his legs bent and arms covering his chest. Surrounding him are figures standing with their arms raised. The seated man has a long beard and thinning hair. The figures have sorrowful expressions and wear long robes. The scene includes a structure behind the central figure, with a landscape in the distance. The image is framed with decorative borders and text at the top and bottom.

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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

    1943.3.1809

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 632

  • Series Title

    Book of Job: plate 7

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

Q64962726

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