Current Location: In storage
Titles
Job
Job's Complaint
Maker(s)
Printmaker:
Blake, William
Entities
Categories
Description
Keynes, Bibliotheca Bibliographici, No. 554. A very richly inked impression printed on India laid onto a support, trimmed to the edge of the tissue just within the plate mark and later relined. It is possible that the impression printed on India has been lifted from its original support, trimmed slightly, and laid back down on its original or another support and then relined. This would explain the fact that the vertical dimension differs from the other Fitzwilliam impression (P.3-1953) by about 3 mm. There are odd additional light scratches to the plate that suggest that this impression was printed later than P.3-1953
Notes
History note: Together with the Second State of EZEKIEL (P.104-2020), from the collection of Lt.-Col. W. E. Moss, sold at Sotheby’s, London, 2 March 1937, Lot. 174, to GLK, £13. It had previously been sold at Sotheby’s, 1 December 1910, in Lot 127, with the property of a great grand-daughter of Thomas Chevalier, surgeon, who had been acquainted with Blake and is said to have attended him professionally
Legal notes
From the collection of Sir Geoffrey Keynes. Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by HM Government from the estate of Stephen Keynes OBE and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum
Materials used in production
Black carbon ink
Components of the work
Support
composed of
wove paper
Image
Height 351 mm
Width 491 mm
Sheet
Height 456 mm
Width 530 mm
Techniques used in production
Engraving
Inscription or legends present
- Text: JOB
- Location: Lower centre
- Method of creation: Printed
- Type: Title
- Text: What is Man That thou shoudest Try him Every Moment? Job VII C 17 & 18 V
- Location: Lower centre
- Method of creation: Printed
- Type: Inscription
- Text: Painted and Engraved by W Blake
- Location: Lower centre
- Method of creation: Printed
- Type: Signature
- Text: Published 18 August 1793 by W Blake No 13 Hercules Buildings Lambeth
- Location: Lower centre
- Method of creation: Printed
- Type: Address
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: P.106-2020
Primary reference Number: 282321
Essick: V 2D
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Wednesday 17 March 2021
Updated: Thursday 13 April 2023
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
