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Thy Sons and thy Daughters were eating and drinking Wine in their eldest Brothers House and behold there came a great wind from the Wilderness and smote upon the four faces of the house and it fell upon the young Men and they are Dead. (Primary Title)
Illustrations of the Book of Job (Series Title)

William Blake, English, 1757 - 1827 (Artist)

Date:

1825

Culture:

English

Category:

Works On Paper
Prints

Medium:

engraving on wove paper

Collection:

European Art

Dimensions:

Sheet: 15 × 10 7/8 in. (38.1 × 27.62 cm)
Plate: 8 1/2 × 6 5/8 in. (21.59 × 16.83 cm)
Mount (mat): 22 × 16 in. (55.88 × 40.64 cm)

Object Number:

73.80.4

Location:

Not on view

Additional Information

Signature:

Signed in plate lower right: WBlake inven. & sculp.

Inscription:

Printed beneath image in center: London. Published as the Act directs March 8 1825, by Will.m Blake No 3 Fountain Court Strand.

Credit Line:

Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund

Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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Thy Sons and thy Daughters were eating and drinking Wine in their eldest Brothers House and behold there came a great wind from the Wilderness and smote upon the four faces of the house and it fell upon the young Men and they are Dead. (Primary Title)Illustrations of the Book of Job (Series Title)

William Blake, English, 1757 - 1827 (Artist)

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Thy Sons and thy Daughters were eating and drinking Wine in their eldest Brothers House and behold there came a great wind from the Wilderness and smote upon the four faces of the house and it fell upon the young Men and they are Dead. (Primary Title)
Illustrations of the Book of Job (Series Title)