M10459: "I am young and ye are very old,"
PrintsAt left, a muscular figure stands, gesturing with an outstretched right arm while pointing upward at a star filled sky with his left. He is shown in profile, facing a group of seated figures at center and right. Each of these figures are older, bearded, and wear long robes. The figure nearest the speaker buries his head in his knees and folds his hands in front of him. The others are grouped close by, listening and seated on the ground, with a stone archway behind them. The image is surrounded by a border decorated with text and a motif of small figures floating upward from a large sleeping bearded figure who occupies the lower margin.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M10459
- People
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William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
- Title
- "I am young and ye are very old,"
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Book of Job
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 18th-19th century
- Culture
- British
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/257715
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Engraving
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- State
- ii, proof
- Standard Reference Number
- Binyon 117
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
- Accession Year
- 1943
- Object Number
- M10459
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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