A group of robed figures make offerings to seated man and woman.
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Beneath the spreading branches of a large fruit tree a man and woman in robes sit looking downward with sorrowful expressions. With their arms crossed in front of them, they face toward an approaching group of three women and one man. Two of them hold out small bags while one woman holds out a piece of jewelry, offering it to the couple. At left and right, palm trees decorate the margins around the scene, a group of angels rising into the upper margin around biblical text from the Book of Job. Two more floating figures are seen in the lower margin where the text continues.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M10466
People
William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
Title
"Everyone also gave him a piece of money,"
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Book of Job
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1825
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/257773

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on off-white wove paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 38 x 29.5 cm (14 15/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
plate: 21.9 x 17.1 cm (8 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower margin: London, Published as the Act directs March 8, 1825 by William Blake N° 3 Fountain Court Strand
  • inscription: upper right: 19

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iv, proof
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 124

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
M10466
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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