Job and His Wife Restored to Prosperity

1825

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This is an image depicting a group of figures playing musical instruments under a starry sky with a crescent moon. The figures wear flowing robes and have serene expressions. Animals lie calmly in the foreground. The scene is framed by an arch with decorative elements. Inscribed texts around the image relate religious messages and the biblical story of Job, emphasizing themes of faith and reward. The bottom text reads: "So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than the beginning." The drawing is detailed in the style resembling William Blake's spiritual artworks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on India paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 43.4 × 33.4 cm (17 1/16 × 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.246

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 646

  • Series Title

    Book of Job: plate 21

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1978

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

Wikidata ID

Q64962576

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