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"And smote Job with sore boils," by William Blake — VisualArtsDB

"And smote Job with sore boils,"

"And smote Job with sore boils,"

Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 36.7 x 28.4 cm (14 7/16 x 11 3/16 in.) plate: 21.8 x 17.2 cm (8 9/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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british

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