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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Satan before the Throne of God, 1826
- Title:
- Satan before the Throne of God
- Additional Title(s):
- 'When the Almighty was yet with me...', Plate 2
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1826
- Materials & Techniques:
- Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 1/8 × 10 7/8 inches (38.4 × 27.6 cm), Plate: 8 1/2 × 6 5/8 inches (21.6 × 16.8 cm), Image: 7 3/4 × 6 inches (19.7 × 15.2 cm), Binding: 16 inches (40.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "3 | 2"
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"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1504
- 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:2434
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