Satan Smiting Job with Boils

William Blake

National Gallery of Art

This is a detailed print featuring a scene with a central figure standing over two people on the ground. The central figure is humanoid, but they have scales over their neck and shoulders and around their hips and groin. They stand with their arms outstretched, one hand emptying a bottle over a man that lays on the ground. The man on the ground has long hair and a long beard, and his chest is slightly lifted, his head thrown back. He has a cloth covering his waist, but his chest is bare. The central figure stands with one foot on his thigh and one on his stomach. On the left, a person with long hair wearing a long dress or tunic kneels on the ground, their face buried in their hands. The feet of the lying man touch the knees of this person. The area around them is full of dark, swirling clouds and partially obscured buildings, with the sun barely visible above the horizon on the left. The print is framed within an ornate border with text and small sketched images, including people with the wings of bats, insects, and a broken vase. The background of the print is beige paper.