Despair of Job

A bearded, nearly nude man sits on the ground with both arms raised toward a pale, cloudy sky, while two women bow low beside him in grief. Loose watercolor and ink wash render the dim hills, a stone column at right, and soft shadows, in Blake's expressive linear style.

Artist

William Blake

Date

1805

Medium

Source

Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata

Size

3554 × 2972 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)