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Black-and-white engraving of a nude muscular figure with outstretched arms over a prostrate man, with a rising sun and text in the borders.

Satan Smiting Job with Boils

This black-and-white engraving shows a nude, muscular figure with arms spread over a prostrate man, while a second figure crouches at left. A sun rises over a distant horizon beneath billowing clouds, and inscribed text runs along the upper and lower borders.

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 centuryromantic era1820s1825engravingetchingreligious printold testamentbiblical illustrationbook of jobsatanwilliam blakejobblack and white

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