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Engraving of a bearded man seated under a tree with family, sheep and oxen in front, city and crescent moon beyond.

Job and His Family

An engraved plate showing a bearded patriarch seated beneath a large tree with his family gathered around him, some kneeling, while sheep and oxen rest in the foreground. A walled city and crescent moon sit in the distant landscape, framed by printed scripture text.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1825
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3394 × 3986 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: Job y su familia, grabado de William Blake

Una lámina grabada que muestra a un patriarca barbado sentado bajo un gran árbol, con su familia reunida a su alrededor, algunos arrodillados, mientras ovejas y bueyes descansan en primer plano. Una ciudad amurallada y una luna creciente aparecen en el paisaje lejano, enmarcados por texto impreso de las Escrituras.

Português: Jó e sua família, gravura de William Blake

Uma gravura mostrando um patriarca barbudo sentado sob uma grande árvore, com sua família reunida ao redor, alguns ajoelhados, enquanto ovelhas e bois descansam em primeiro plano. Uma cidade murada e uma lua crescente aparecem na paisagem distante, emoldurados por texto impresso das Escrituras.

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