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Engraving of a seated, bearded man on a mound while three robed figures raise their arms toward a bright sky, with a distant town and hills.

Job's Comforters, Blake engraving of Job and three friends

An engraved plate shows a bearded, nearly unclothed man seated on a mound at right, head bowed, with a figure leaning behind him. At left, three robed figures throw up their arms toward a bright sky above a distant town and hill, framed by text and a decorative border.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1825
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3136 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1825; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Stories of the Old TestamentWilliam Blake19th century1820s1825engravingseated figurerobed figuresdecorative borderbiblical illustrationbook of jobromantic printmakingwilliam blakejob

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