Job and His Family

1825

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This drawing shows a gathering under a tree. The central panel features figures in robes around a central figure seated under a tree. Sheep are in the foreground with a large crescent moon in the sky. The background shows a landscape with hills and a city or village. Musical instruments are depicted intertwined with the tree branches. The border includes text with phrases like "Our Father, which art in Heaven" and details about a man named Job from the land of Uz. Below, there is an inscription emphasizing religious and moral undertones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on India paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 43 × 32.8 cm (16 15/16 × 12 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.226

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 626

  • Series Title

    Book of Job: plate 1

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1978

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

Wikidata ID

Q64962538

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