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Engraving of a bearded old man on the ground with arms raised, two figures beside him, a stone block, dark hills and crescent moon, with verse above and below.

Job's Despair

An engraved plate shows a bearded old man seated on the ground with both arms raised high toward the sky, while two figures lie or crouch at his sides beside a stone block. Dark hills, a crescent moon and a rough sky frame the scene, and printed verse appears above and below in a decorative border.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1825
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3156 × 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)

Español: La desesperación de Job

Una lámina grabada muestra a un anciano barbudo sentado en el suelo, con ambos brazos levantados hacia el cielo, mientras dos figuras yacen o se agachan a sus costados junto a un bloque de piedra. Colinas oscuras, una luna creciente y un cielo agitado enmarcan la escena, y versos impresos aparecen arriba y abajo en un borde ornamentado.

Português: O desespero de Jó

Uma gravura mostra um homem idoso e barbudo sentado no chão, com os dois braços erguidos ao céu, enquanto duas figuras jazem ou se agacham ao seu lado, junto a um bloco de pedra. Colinas escuras, uma lua crescente e um céu agitado emolduram a cena, e versos impressos aparecem acima e abaixo em uma moldura ornamentada.

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