M10466: "Everyone also gave him a piece of money,"
PrintsBeneath 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
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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
- Date
- 1825
- Culture
- British
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/257773
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Engraving on off-white wove paper
- Technique
- Engraving
- Dimensions
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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
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- 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
- Permissions
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