Job's Sacrifice

1825

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This is a drawing featuring a biblical scene with an altar and individuals in prayer. The central image shows a figure in front of an altar, arms stretched out, surrounded by figures sitting or kneeling with heads bowed. The background shows beams of light from the sky, framed by swirling clouds. Angelic figures and scripture scrolls are added within the border surrounding the central scene. Inscriptions include phrases like "Also the Lord accepted Job" and "And my Servant Job shall pray for you."

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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

    1943.3.1820

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 643

  • Series Title

    Book of Job: plate 18

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

Q64962750

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