A man with a long beard sits stretching his arms out over three women around him.
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A man at center sits facing the viewer, gesturing with his hands stretched straight out at either side. Two young women sit on the floor leaning against him, and one kneels in front of him, bowing her head toward him. The man and young women all wear long robes. Behind them, panels on the wall show various scenes of misfortune, including a plow driver falling backwards below a figure appearing in the sky, a group of figures cowering below a bearded figure in a whirlwind, and a group of terror stricken figures running. The margins around the image show winding grape vines around hand lettered biblical verses.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M10467
People
William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
Title
"There were not found women fair as the daughters of Job."
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Book of Job
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th-19th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/257774

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iv, proof
Standard Reference Number
Binyon 125

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
M10467
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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