COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1215646
Reference Number:
R44332
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Behemoth and Leviathan
Parent Work Title:
Illustrations of the Book of Job
Creator:
Blake, William, 1757-1827
Creator Role:
Illustrator
Date Created:
1825
Publication Details:
London: Published by William Blake
Page/Sheet:
Plate 15
Image Sequence Number:
015
Description:
Single line engraving in black ink. Again Job in his cramped and destitute chamber is being instructed by God through a colossal vision. Job's group is suspended above a gigantic globe that is filled with the forms of the sinuous Behemoth and scaly Leviathan the biblical guardians of land and sea respectively. Their presence is obtrusive and not necessarily righteous, but it is clear that they visually and metaphorically occupy the entire sphere of the material world.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Bible. Old Testament
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
207 mm
Item Width:
166 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Bibliographic Citation:
Blake, William, 'Illustrations of the Book of Job' (London: published by William Blake, 1825)
Notes:
21 leaves of plates. The plate descriptions have been supplied by Simon Spier.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-03-20
Multi Page Number:
120
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
Behemoth and Leviathan
