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The Book of Job: Pl. 15, Behold now Behemoth which I made with thee

William Blake

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white illustration on beige background. A large rectangular frame contains an image. At the top, an old man with a long beard sits on a cloud surrounded by stars, with his arms outstretched. Two winged human figures on either side reach out to him. A large monster with a long tail and snout, resembling a hippopotamus and crocodile, is below. The frame has curved lines and leaves in each corner. Text surrounds the frame. A scroll in the top right reads "15". A number of lines of text are positioned around the frame.

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