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Illustrations of The Book of Job
1823-1826; published 1826

Medium
22 engravings on chine collé
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
22 engravings on chine collé
Measurements
(1) 19.0 × 14.6 cm (image) 21.3 × 16.4 cm (plate) 38.5 × 26.9 cm (sheet)
(2) 18.3 × 15.0 cm (image) 20.0 × 16.6 cm (plate) 38.8 × 26.9 cm (sheet)
(3) 19.8 × 15.1 cm (image) 21.8 × 17.1 cm (plate) 38.5 × 26.8 cm (sheet)
(4) 20.0 × 15.3 cm (image) 21.9 × 17.1 cm (plate) 38.5 × 27.0 cm (sheet)
(5) 20.0 × 15.2 cm (image) 21.8 × 17.0 cm (plate) 38.5 × 27.0 cm (sheet)
(6) 19.9 × 15.1 cm (image) 21.9 × 17.0 cm (plate) 38.7 × 27.0 cm (sheet)
(7) 20.0 × 15.2 cm (image) 21.9 × 17.2 cm (plate) 38.9 × 25.9 cm (sheet)
(8) 19.8 × 15.2 cm (image) 21.9 × 17.1 cm (plate) 38.9 × 25.9 cm (sheet)
(9) 20.0 × 15.1 cm (image) 21.9 × 16.9 cm (plate) 39.5 × 25.9 cm (sheet)
(10) 19.8 × 15.2 cm (image) 21.9 × 17.0 cm (plate) 38.0 × 25.9 cm (sheet)
(11) 19.8 × 15.2 cm (image) 22.0 17.1 cm (plate) 39.3 × 25.9 cm (sheet)
(12) 19.7 × 15.0 cm (image) 22.2 × 17.1 cm (plate) 38.5 × 26.0 cm (sheet)
(13) 20.0 × 15.1 cm (image) 21.8 × 16.9 cm (plate) 37.8 × 26.0 cm (sheet)
(14) 19.7 × 15.0 cm (image) 21.8 × 17.0 cm (plate) 39.3 × 26.1 cm (sheet)
(15) 19.2 × 15.0 cm (image) 20.7 × 16.7 cm (plate) 38.8 × 26.2 cm (sheet)
(16) 20.1 × 15.2 cm (image) 22.0 × 17.1 cm (plate) 38.4 × 26.3 cm (sheet)
(17) 18.8 × 15.0 cm (image) 20.1 × 16.4 cm (plate) 39.3 × 26.2 cm (sheet)
(18) 20.0 × 15.0 cm (image) 22.0 × 17.0 cm (plate) 38.9 × 26.3 cm (sheet)
(19) 19.8 × 14.8 cm (image) 21.7 × 17.2 cm (plate) 39.0 × 26.3 cm (sheet)
(20) 19.8 × 15.0 cm (image) 21.9 × 16.8 cm (plate) 37.6 × 28.5 cm (sheet)
(21) 20.1 × 15.1 cm (image) 21.8 × 17.0 cm (plate) 40.5 × 28.9 cm (sheet)
(22) 19.6 × 14.8 cm (image) 21.7 × 17.0 cm (plate) 39.9 × 26.5 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bindman 1978, 625-646; Essick Job A-A21; Butlin & Gott 49
Edition
one of 150 sets on Whatman Turkey Mill paper (from the first edition of 215 marked 'Proof')
Inscription
(1) printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.c.: (Hebraic script) / ILLUSTRATIONS of / The / BOOK / of / JOB / Invented & Engraved / by William Blake / 1825
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by William Blake No (o in superscript) 3 Fountain Court Strand
(2) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 1
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: WBlake inv & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs. March 8: 1825. by Willm (m in superscript) Blake N 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(3) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 2
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image, vertically) l.l.: WBlake inv & sc
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825. by. Willm (m in superscript) Blake N 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(4) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 3
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: WBlake inven & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by Willm (m in superscript) Blake No (o in superscript) 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(5) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 4
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: WBlake invent & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by Willm (m in superscript) Blake No (o in superscript) 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(6) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 5
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image, vertically) l.r.: WBlake invenit & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825. by Willm (m in superscript) Blake No (o in superscript) 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(7) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 6
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: WBlake inv & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. as the Act directs Published March 8: 1825 by William Blake No (o in superscript) 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(8) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 7
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: WBlake inven & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by William Blake N 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(9) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 8
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image, diagonally) l.r.: WBlake inv & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Publish'd as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by Willm (m in superscript) Blake No (o in superscript) 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(10) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 9
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image, vertically) l.r.: WBlake invenit & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by William Blake N 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(11) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 10
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image, vertically) l.r.: WBlake invenit & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by William Blake N 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(12) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 11
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: WBlake invenit & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by Willm (m in superscript) Blake No (o in superscript) 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(13) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 12
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.c.: WBlake invenit & sculpt
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by Willm [m in superscript] Blake N.3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(14) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 13
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: WBlake invenit & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by William Blake No (o in superscript) 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(15) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 14
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: WBlake Invenit & Sc
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by Willm (m in superscript) Blake N3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(16) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 15
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: WBlake invenit & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by Willm (m in superscript) Blake N3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(17) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 16
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: WBlake inv & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by William Blake No (o in superscript) 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(18) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 17
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.c.l.: WBlake
printed in ink (in image) l.c.r.: inv & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by William Blake No (o in superscript) 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(19) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 18
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.c.: WBlake inv & / sculpt
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by Will Blake No (o in superscript) 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(20) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 19
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image) l.c.: WBlake inv & sculp
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by William Blake N 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(21) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 20
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image, vertically) l.r.: WBlake invenit & sc
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by Willm (m in superscript) Blake No (o in superscript) 3 Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
(22) printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 21
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.r.: (various inscriptions)
printed in ink (in image, vertically) l.r.: WBlake inven & sc
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: London. Published as the Act directs March 8: 1825 by William Blake Fountain Court Strand
printed in ink l.r.: Proof
Accession Number
1058.1-22-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920
Gallery location
Not on display