Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Behemoth and Leviathan, 1825
- Title:
- Behemoth and Leviathan
- Additional Title(s):
- 'Behold now Behemoth which I made with thee', Plate 15
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1825
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 × 10 5/8 inches (38.1 × 27 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 6 3/4 inches (21 × 17.1 cm), Image: 7 7/8 × 6 inches (20 × 15.2 cm), Binding: 16 inches (40.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "16"
Lettered inside image, upper right: "15"; upper center: "Can any understand the spreadings of the Clouds | the noise of his Tabernacle"; left: "Also by watering he wearith the thick cloud | He scattereth the bright cloud also it is turned about by his counsels"; right: "Of Behemoth he saith. He is the chief of the ways of God | Of Leviathan he saith. He is King over all the Children of Pride"; lower center: "Behold now Behemoth which I made with thee | WBlake invenit & sculpt"; 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:
- B1978.43.1517
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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