Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishPublished by John Linnell the Elder, 1792–1882, British/Scottish
Title:
Job's Sons and Daughters Overwhelmed by Satan
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: "3"; upper center: "The Fire of God is | fallen from Heaven | And the Lord said unto Satan Behold All that he hath is in thy Power"; lower center: "Thy Sons & thy Daughters were eating & drinking Wine in their | eldest Brothers house & behold there came a great wind from the Wilderness | & smote upon the four faces of the house & it fell upon the young Men & they are Dead | WBlake inven & sculp"; lower center: "London. Published as the Act directs March 8:1825 by Willm Blake No 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