Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Job's Comforters, 1826
- Title:
- Job's Comforters
- Additional Title(s):
- 'And when they lifted up their eyes afar off & knew him not...', Plate 7
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1826
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving on india proof paper
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper right: "7"; upper center: "What! shall we receive Good | at the hand of God & shall we not also | receive Evil"; lower center: "And when they lifted up their eyes afar off & knew him not | they lifted up their voice & wept. & they rent every Man his | mantle & sprinkled dust upon their heads towards heaven | Ye have heard of the Patience of Job and have seen the end of the Lord. | WBlake inven & sculpt"; lower center: "London. Published as the Act directs March 8:1825 by William Blake N 3 Fountain Court Strand"; lower right: "Proof"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1531
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- religious and mythological subject
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2462
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