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A bearded figure on a throne surrounded by angels looks down as a three figures fall headlong into a fiery pit

At 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
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
print
Date
1825
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/257851

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: 20 x 16.5 cm (7 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • 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
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