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A figure with scaly skin holding a jar from which flames are shooting out, stands atop a prone bearded man

At center, a nude figure with scaly skin and pointed ears stands on a writhing man beneath him. The figure stands with arms outstretched, looking down at the man. From behind his left hand, shoot four flaming arrows aimed at the prone man, while with his right hand he pours out flames from a jar. The man below throws his head back and writhes on the ground in pain, and at left a woman kneels at his feet, covering her face in her hands. The margins around the image contain text from the biblical book of Job and small illustrations of bat-winged angels above who drop spiders down the side margins, and other motifs.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M10453
People
William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
Title
"And smote Job with sore boils,"
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Book of Job
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1825
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/257764

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: 21.8 x 17.2 cm (8 9/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper right : 6
  • inscription: signed on the plate, lower left: WBlake inv & sc.
  • inscription: in 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
ii, proof
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 111

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
M10453
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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