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The Book of Job: Pl. 3, Thy Sons and thy Daughters were eating and drinking Wine in their / eldest Brothers house

William Blake

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white illustration on a beige background. A rectangular picture frame contains an illustration. Inside the frame is a large illustration of a demon-like creature on top of a pile of rubble. The creature has large wings and a halo of light. Underneath the creature are several human-like figures and body parts. The illustration is surrounded by text. At the top, text reads "The Fire of God is" on the left and "Fallen from Heaven" on the right. The bottom text is a biblical quote: "Thy Sons & thy Daughters were eating & drinking Wine in their eldest Brothers house & behold there came a great wind from the Wilderness & smote upon the four faces of the house & it fell upon the young Men & they are Dead." The image has decorative lines and shapes around the edges.

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