Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Satan Smiting Job with Sore Boils, 1825
- Title:
- Satan Smiting Job with Sore Boils
- Additional Title(s):
- 'And smote Job with sore Boils...', Plate 6
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1825
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 1/4 × 10 7/8 inches (38.7 × 27.6 cm), Plate: 8 1/2 × 6 3/4 inches (21.6 × 17.1 cm), Image: 7 7/8 × 6 inches (20 × 15.2 cm), Binding: 16 inches (40.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "7"
Lettered inside image, upper right: "6"; upper center: "Naked came I out of my | mothers womb & Naked shall I return thither | The Lord gave & the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the Name of the Lord"; lower center: "And smote Job with sore Boils | from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head"; lower left: "WBlake inv & sc"; lower center: "London. as Act directs Published March 8:1825 by William Blake No 3 Fountain Court Strand"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1508
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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