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A terrified man lies on a bed as creatures below grab at him, and a figure entwined with a snake hovers over him.

At center, a man lies prone on a bed surrounded by flames. From under the bed, creatures with pointed ears and scaly skin grab up at his feet and legs while another holds chains up to him. Floating directly above and parallel, is a figure with a flowing beard, pointed hair and a cloven hoof. As a snake spirals around him, the figure points with his left hand to stone tablets looming behind him. With his right he reaches around the head of the prone man and points down to the flames. The margins above and below the image show text from the biblical Book of Job, decorated with smoke and flames.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M10458
People
William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
Title
"With dreams upon my bed thou scarest me,"
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Book of Job
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1825
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/257578

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on off-white wove paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 36.7 x 28.4 cm (14 7/16 x 11 3/16 in.)
plate: 22.7 x 16.8 cm (8 15/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper right: 11
  • inscription: signed on the plate, lower left: WBlake invent & sculp
  • inscription: lower margin: London, Published as the Act directs March 8, 1825 by William Blake N° 3 Fountain Court Strand

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
v, proof
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 116

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
M10458
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Precision and Prestige: The Arts of Engraving, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/11/2001 - 12/02/2001

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