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Creator:
Published by Arnold Fawcus, 1917–1979
after William Blake, 1757–1827
Title:

First proof of Arnold Fawcus's facsimile of Blake's Illustrations of the Book of Job

Date:
1972
Medium:
Collotype with hand coloring in watercolor on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 6 1/4 inches (14 × 15.9 cm), Image: 3 1/2 × 4 5/8 inches (8.9 × 11.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in black ink, lower right: "The first proof facsimile of your | Blake - Job watercolours"

Signed and dated in black ink, lower right: "Paris, October '72 | Warmest regards | A D F"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1987.13.2
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
beard | book | cane | Drum | flock | harp | hill | horn | Job discussing with his friends | kneeling | lute | man | moon | pasture | praying | religious and mythological subject | sheep | shepherd | sleeping | tree | woman
Associated People:
Job
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2692
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