A figure with a long flowing beard floats above a group of figures kneeling and crouching on the ground
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A robed figure with a waist-length beard floats horizontally in the air, swirling lines around him indicating a rush of wind. Below him on the ground, a bearded figure at left kneels with his hands folded in front of him. A woman kneels beside him, also with her hands folded, and they both gaze up at the flying figure. In front of them, three figures crouch with their heads down as if buffeted by the wind. The image is surrounded by a border with a biblical text from the book of Job and, as decorative motifs, twisted tree branches along the lower margin, and a group of floating figures above.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M10460
People
William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
Title
"Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind,"
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/257729

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 118

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
M10460
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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