William Blake

British, 1757-1827

Title page and Illustrations of the Book of Job

Title page and Illustrations of the Book of Job, ca. 1805-1825

Artwork Details

Materials

line engravings on India paper

Edition:

proof plates (from an edition of approximately 300 of which half were considered proof sets)

Measurements

dimensions vary

Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Credit

Charles W. Goodyear Fund, 1943

Accession ID

1943:12.1-22

Inscriptions:

signature / varies

inscription / lower right corner of each plate / Proof

Object Classifications:

Prints

Work Type:

Line engraving (print)

Portfolio (group of works)

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