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The Book of Job: No. 7, And When they had lifted up their eyes afar off and knew him not, they lifted up their voices and wept

William Blake

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white illustration of a man sitting on the ground with two women on the left, one standing and two others with their hands raised. The man on the ground has a long beard and is shirtless. The illustration includes a dog and a goat on the ground. The background shows a town and a mountain. The image is framed by a border with decorative lines and two people sitting on clouds. There are three lines of text above and below the illustration. The paper is off-white with visible aging. The illustration style is detailed and expressive.

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