A bearded being peers over a cloud and points downward at a pair of monstrous creatures while a group of people look on
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At top, a bearded figure with a halo leans over a cloud, pointing one arm straight downward at a scene showing two creatures. One creature, at center, resembles a fanged elephant. Below, breaching out of a lake is a coiled sea serpent baring its teeth. From just below the bearded being a man and a woman at left, and a group of three men at right all kneel and look down at the creatures. The image is surrounded by a margin featuring text from the biblical Book of job, as well as an angel at either upper corner, eagles at each lower corner and sea shells below.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M10462
People
William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
Title
"Behold now Behemoth which I made with thee,"
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Book of Job
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1825
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/257731

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on off-white wove paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 36.7 x 28.5 cm (14 7/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
plate: 21.9 x 17 cm (8 5/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper right: 15
  • inscription: signed on the plate, lower right: WBlake invenit & sculpt
  • inscription: London, Published as the Act directs March 8, 1825 by William Blake N° 3 Fountain Court Strand

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii, proof
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 120

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
M10462
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/20/2024 - 05/05/2024

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