Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Behemoth and Leviathan
- Title:
- Behemoth and Leviathan
- Additional Title(s):
- 'Behold now Behemoth which I made with thee', Plate 15
- Part Of:
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving
- Dimensions:
- Overall: 16 × 10 3/4 inches (40.6 × 27.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
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"; lower right: "Proof"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of J. T. Johnston Coe in memory of Henry E. Coe, Yale BA 1878, Henry E. Coe Jr., Yale BA 1917, and Henry E. Coe III, Yale BA 1946
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2005.16.16
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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