M10463: "Thou hast fulfilled the judgement of the wicked,"
PrintsAt top center a robed figure with a long beard is seated with a large open book in his lap. He raises one hand and looks at a group of falling naked figures below him. They are falling head first, surrounded by a fireball, a larger figure at center flanked by a smaller figure at each side. At lower left a kneeling man and woman look up at the scene, as do a group of three cowering men at lower right. Between these two groups, fire erupts from a crack in the ground, into which the naked figures are falling. This image is surrounded by a margin with a text from the biblical book of Job and a motif of rising smoke and flames.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M10463
- People
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William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
- Title
- "Thou hast fulfilled the judgement of the wicked,"
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Book of Job
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1825
- Culture
- British
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/257851
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: 20 x 16.5 cm (7 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: upper right: 16
- inscription: signed on the plate, lower right: WBlake inv & sculp
- inscription: 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
- iii, proof
- Standard Reference Number
- Bartsch 121
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
- Accession Year
- 1943
- Object Number
- M10463
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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