Job's despair

William Blake
Britain
28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827

Job's despair
plate 8 from Illustrations of the book of Job
1823-26; published 1874
engraving on chine collé on paper
Place made
published by John Linnell, London
Medium
engraving on chine collé on paper
State
2nd edition
Dimensions
19.9 x 15.1 cm (image)
21.8 x 17.0 cm (plate)
45.3 x 34.5 cm (sheet)
Credit line
David Murray Bequest Fund 1954
Accession number
545G22
Signature and date
Signed in plate l.r. “WBlake inv & sculp”. Dated (incorrectly) in plate bot.c. “Pullishd…March 8:1825(sic)…”.
Catalogue raisonne
Binyon, 113; Bindman 633
Media category
Print
Collection area
British prints
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