Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishPublished by John Linnell the Elder, 1792–1882, British/Scottish
Title:
Satan Smiting Job with Sore Boils
Date:
1826
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper right: "6"; upper center: "Naked came I out of my | mothers womb & Naked shall I return thither | The Lord gave & the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the Name of the Lord"; lower center: "And smote Job with sore Boils | from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head"; lower left: "WBlake inv & sc"; lower center: "London. as Act directs Published March 8:1825 by William Blake No 3 Fountain Court Strand"; lower right: "Proof"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection