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Engraving of a sleeping man on a bed beneath a looming winged serpent-like creature, with small figures and flames below and text around the border.

Job's Evil Dreams

An engraving of a sleeping figure on a bed as a large winged, serpent-like creature looms above him in dark, dense lines. Smaller figures and flames appear below, and inscribed text frames the scene above and below the image.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1825
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3175 × 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: Los sueños malignos de Job

Un grabado de una figura dormida en una cama, mientras una gran criatura alada, de aspecto serpentino, se cierne sobre ella con líneas oscuras y densas. Figuras más pequeñas y llamas aparecen abajo, y un texto inscrito enmarca la escena arriba y abajo de la imagen.

Português: Os sonhos maus de Jó

Uma gravura de uma figura adormecida em uma cama, enquanto uma grande criatura alada, de aspecto serpentino, paira sobre ela em linhas escuras e densas. Figuras menores e chamas aparecem embaixo, e um texto inscrito emoldura a cena acima e abaixo da imagem.

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