print;
book
- Museum number
- 1868,0822.3951
- Title
- Series: Illustrations of The Book of Job
- Description
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Plate 5, numbered "4" on the plate; Job and his wife lamenting, seated to the right under a tree, in front of a building, with sheep grazing; in the left background are mountains and a gothic church, with a man running from the distance; in the foreground, a messenger is frozen in mid-stride, delivering bad news to Job and his wife; borders engraved with pictures and text, the line under design the beginning "And I only am escaped alone...". 1826
Engraving
- Production date
- 1826
- Dimensions
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Height: 216 millimetres
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Width: 170 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For commentary on "Illustrations of The Book of Job", see 1868,0822.3948.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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2000 April-June, Helsinki City Art Gallery, 'William Blake'
2000 Sep-Nov, Prague Castle, 'William Blake'
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1868,0822.3951