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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Job and His Family, 1826
- Title:
- Job and His Family
- Additional Title(s):
- 'Thus did Job continually', Plate 1
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1826
- Materials & Techniques:
- Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 1/4 × 10 3/4 inches (38.7 × 27.3 cm), Plate: 7 3/4 × 6 1/2 inches (19.7 × 16.5 cm), Image: 7 1/8 × 5 7/8 inches (18.1 × 14.9 cm), Binding: 16 inches (40.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "2 | 1"
Lettered inside image, upper right: "1"; upper center: "Our Father which art in Heaven | hallowed be thy Name"; lower center, from left to right: "Thus did Job continually | There was a Man in the | Land of Uz whose Name | was Job. & that Man | was perfect & upright | The Letter Killeth | The Spirit giveth Life | It is Spiritually Discerned | & one that feared God | & eschewed Evil & there | was born unto him Seven | Sons & Three Daughters | WBlake inv & sculp"; lower center: "London. Published as the Act directs. March 8:1828. by Willm Blake N 3 Fountain Court Strand"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1503
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2433
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