Illustrations of the Book of Job: The Linnell Collection of Trial States of the Plates
William Blake · 1825 · unbound portfolio with 66 engravings on various papers and vellum including proofs drawn into by Blake
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About this picture
Illustrations of the Book of Job: The Linnell Collection of Trial States of the Plates is a public-domain illustration by William Blake, dated 1825. Unbound portfolio with 66 engravings on various papers and vellum including proofs drawn into by Blake. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Illustrations of the Book of Job: The Linnell Collection of Trial States of the Plates” (1825) belongs with Blake’s printed visions. He usually etched the plate himself and often printed it in small numbers for his own books.
About the artist
William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet and printmaker. In his illuminated books he wrote the text and etched the pictures himself. The images are visions, not records of a place.
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