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A standing figure points to a starry sky and addresses five seated figures

At 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
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
print
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
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