Detail View: Rylands Collection: Job rebuked by His Friends
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Image Number:
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JRL1215641
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Reference Number:
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R44332
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Job rebuked by His Friends
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Parent Work Title:
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Illustrations of the Book of Job
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Creator:
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Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Creator Role:
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Illustrator
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Date Created:
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1825
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Publication Details:
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London: Published by William Blake
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Page/Sheet:
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Plate 10
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Image Sequence Number:
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010
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Description:
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Single line engraving in black ink. Job's comforters have turned on him and he is compositionally separated from them in a vision of utter loneliness by a barrier of outstretched arms and accusing pointed fingers. Yet again he finds solace in faith, reinforced by the vague crucifix shape that stands on his side of the composition. His body is physically strong and the motifs of defiance and endurance are supplemented in the margins by the chained figures that resist a fall from grace as they claw themselves heavenward to the edges of a semi-circular realm of safety.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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Bible. Old Testament
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Illustrated works
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Technique Used:
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Engraving (printing process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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207 mm
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Item Width:
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162 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Bibliographic Citation:
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Blake, William, 'Illustrations of the Book of Job' (London: published by William Blake, 1825)
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Notes:
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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):
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2012-03-20
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Multi Page Number:
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95
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2012-07
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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