Satan going forth from the Presence of the Lord: P.454-1985 (6)

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Satan going forth from the Presence of the Lord
Illustrations of the Book of Job

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Publisher: Blake, William
Publisher: Linnell, John

Entities

Notes

History note: From the stock sold by the Linnell Trustees at Christie's, 15 March 1918, in lot 188

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

1825 CE - 1826 CE

Note

Plate 5 to Illustrations of the Book of Job, in twenty-one plates

Proof

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 218 mm Width 170 mm
Sheet Height 427 mm Width 334 mm
111

Inscription or legends present

Text: 5
Location: Image upper right corner
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Number

Text: London. Published as the Act directs March 8 : 1825. by Will. Blake No 3 Fountain Court Strand
Location: Plate lower centre
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Address

Text: Proof
Location: Plate lower right corner
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Edition

Text: W Blake inventor & sculp.
Location: Plate lower right
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

William Blake: catalogue of the Blake collection in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge

Related exhibitions

William Blake and the Book of Job

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.454-1985 (6)
Primary reference Number: 742
Bindman: 630
Bentley: 421
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 July 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints