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Engraving of a running messenger in a stormy landscape, with a seated bearded man and woman by a stone doorway and sheep in front, framed by printed text.

The Messengers Tell Job of His Misfortunes

A bare-chested messenger races leftward across a stormy landscape, arm flung out, while a bearded man and a woman seated beside a stone doorway raise their hands to their heads beneath a dark sky. Sheep lie in the foreground and a lettered border frames the scene with inscribed verses, in a fine black-line engraving.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1825
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3159 × 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 mensajeros cuentan a Job sus desgracias

Un mensajero sin camisa corre hacia la izquierda por un paisaje tempestuoso, con el brazo extendido, mientras un hombre barbado y una mujer sentados junto a una puerta de piedra levantan las manos hacia la cabeza bajo un cielo oscuro. Hay ovejas en primer plano y un borde con letras enmarca la escena con versos inscritos, en un fino grabado de líneas negras.

Português: Os mensageiros contam a Jó suas desgraças

Um mensageiro sem camisa corre para a esquerda por uma paisagem tempestuosa, com o braço estendido, enquanto um homem barbado e uma mulher sentados ao lado de uma porta de pedra levantam as mãos à cabeça sob um céu escuro. Há ovelhas em primeiro plano e uma borda com letras emoldura a cena com versos gravados, em uma gravura fina de linhas negras.

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