R63NA: "So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job"
PrintsA group of twelve figures dressed in robes are lined up across the page, facing the viewer. They are all playing various instruments including lutes, lyres, harps and horns. The largest figure, a bearded man at center, strums a harp. On the ground before them a line of sheep lie peacefully, and behind at center is a massive tree. At upper left is a crescent moon and two stars while at upper right is a rising sun. The margins around the image show hand lettered biblical texts and in the margin below, a flaming altar is shown at center, with a ram at lower left and a cow at lower right.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- R63NA
- People
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William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
- Title
- "So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job"
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Book of Job
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 18th-19th century
- Culture
- British
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/245794
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Engraving
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- State
- iii
- Standard Reference Number
- B. 126
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, John Witt Randall Fund
- Object Number
- R63NA
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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