Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishPublished by John Linnell the Elder, 1792–1882, British/Scottish
Title:
Satan before the Throne of God
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 × 10 3/4 inches (40.6 × 27.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper right: "2"; upper center, from left to right: "We shall | awake up | I shall see God | I beheld the | Ancient of Days | Hast thou considered my Servant Job | The Angel of the Divine Presence | [??? ????] | Thou art our Father | in thy Likeness"; center left: "WBlake inv & sc"; lower center: "When the Almighty was yet with me, When my Children | were about me | There was a day when the Sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord & Satan came also among them | to present himself before the Lord"; lower center: "London Published as the Act directs March 8:1825 by Willm Blake N 3 Fountain Court Strand"; lower right: "Proof"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of J. T. Johnston Coe in memory of Henry E. Coe, Yale BA 1878, Henry E. Coe Jr., Yale BA 1917, and Henry E. Coe III, Yale BA 1946