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Job's sons and daughters overwhelmed by Satan Illustrations for the Book of Job
Blake, William
(Draughtsman)
History note: John Linnell (d. 1882); the Linnell Trustees; John Linnell sale, Christie's, 15 March 1918 (150), bt. by Messrs. Carfax for T.H. Riches (for 480 gns); Mrs T.H. Riches
Bequeathed 1935.
Height: 127 mm
Width: 95 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1950)
by
Riches, Thomas Henry
For plate 3.
Support composed of rice paper
Drawing : Graphite, Indian ink, and grey wash on paper, with slight indications of marginal design in graphite
Inscription present: the wrapper is made from two folded leaves of W. Hayley's 'Ballads', 1802, for which Blake made a number of engravings
Accession number: PD.29-1950
Primary reference Number: 17545
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Job's sons and daughters overwhelmed by Satan"
Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/17545 Accessed: 2022-06-26 14:21:39
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Accession Number: P.455-1985
Accession Number: PD.32-1950
Accession Number: P.9-1939
Accession Number: C.2804.14-1928
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