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Rylands Collection
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Rylands Collection
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Image Number:
JRL1215638
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JRL1215638
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Reference Number:
R44332
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R44332
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Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Job's Comforters
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Job's Comforters
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Parent Work Title:
Illustrations of the Book of Job
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Illustrations of the Book of Job
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Creator:
Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Creator Role:
Illustrator
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Illustrator
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Date Created:
1825
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1825
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Publication Details:
London: Published by William Blake
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London: Published by William Blake
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Page/Sheet:
Plate 7
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Plate 7
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Image Sequence Number:
007
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007
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Description:
Single line engraving in black ink. After the intensity of the preceding image here Job is shown despondent and unresponsive with fatigue. His tired gaze is focused on the presence of some masonry that has edged into the peripheries of this scene. Both objects frame Job and take the form of a rudimentary crucifix. This gradually emerging symbol is prophetic of the role of faith in Job's experiences he is faced by three figures who lament his troubles and seek to comfort him, but his averted gaze tells of his discovered solace in the contemplation of the cross. The form of the sheltering crucifixes is also in stark contrast to the landscape setting, which now teems with the coarse stone structures synonymous with druidic cults. Between Job and his comforters these objects squat, inhabiting the shadowed hill and avoiding the emerging light.
description
Single line engraving in black ink. After the intensity of the preceding image here Job is shown despondent and unresponsive with fatigue. His tired gaze is focused on the presence of some masonry that has edged into the peripheries of this scene. Both objects frame Job and take the form of a rudimentary crucifix. This gradually emerging symbol is prophetic of the role of faith in Job's experiences he is faced by three figures who lament his troubles and seek to comfort him, but his averted gaze tells of his discovered solace in the contemplation of the cross. The form of the sheltering crucifixes is also in stark contrast to the landscape setting, which now teems with the coarse stone structures synonymous with druidic cults. Between Job and his comforters these objects squat, inhabiting the shadowed hill and avoiding the emerging light.
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Language Code:
eng-GB
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eng-GB
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Subject:
Bible. Old Testament
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Bible. Old Testament
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Category of Material:
Printed
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
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Illustrated works
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Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
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Engraving (printing process)
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Medium:
Ink
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Ink
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Support:
Paper
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Paper
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Item Height:
207 mm
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207 mm
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Item Width:
156 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Bibliographic Citation:
Blake, William, 'Illustrations of the Book of Job' (London: published by William Blake, 1825)
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Blake, William, 'Illustrations of the Book of Job' (London: published by William Blake, 1825)
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Notes:
21 leaves of plates. The plate descriptions have been supplied by Simon Spier.
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21 leaves of plates. The plate descriptions have been supplied by Simon Spier.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-03-20
Multi Page Number:
80
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80
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Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
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Rylands
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