WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827)
07.03.2026 00:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1548154
Los 943 | WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827)
Schätzwert
10000GBP £ 10 000 – 15 000
Illustrations of the Book of Job
the complete set of 22 engravings including the title-page
1823-25
on India appliqué paper on wove paper, some watermarked Whatman / Turkey Mill 1825, some without watermark
a very fine, uniform set from the First Edition
one of circa 150 sets on this paper with the word proof on each plate
co-published by the artist and John Linnell, London, 1825-26
fine impressions, printing sharply and silvery, with intense contrasts
with the original publication announcement label by John Linnell, dated March 1826
with wide margins, presumably the full sheets
bound in a 19th-century burgundy Morocco binding, with the artist's name, title and date in gilt on the spine
in very good condition
Plates 19,7 x 16,5 cm. (7 ¾ x 6 ½ in.) (and similar)
Sheets 41 x 31,5 cm. (16 7/8 x 12 ¼ in.) (and similar)
Overall 43,8 x 34 x 1 cm. (17 ¼ x 13 ¼ x 1/2 in.) (book)
Provenance
Salman Schocken (1877–1959), Zwickau, Jerusalem and Pontresina (not in Lugt); his posthumous sale, Die BIbliotheken Salman Schocken & Karl Wolfskehl Teil I & II, Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 26-28 November 1975, lot 606.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
L. Binyon, The engraved designs of William Blake, New York, 1967, no. 105-126, pp. 65-76 (other impressions ill.).
D. Bindman, The complete graphic works of William Blake, London, 1978, no. 625-646, p. 486 (other impressions ill.).
| Künstler: | William Blake (1757 - 1827) |
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| Angewandte Technik: | Gravur |
| Material: | Acrylglas, Kunststoff |
| Kunst Stil: | Alte Meister |
| Herkunftsort: | Nordeuropa, Europa, Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Druckgrafik & Multiples |
| Künstler: | William Blake (1757 - 1827) |
|---|---|
| Angewandte Technik: | Gravur |
| Material: | Acrylglas, Kunststoff |
| Kunst Stil: | Alte Meister |
| Herkunftsort: | Nordeuropa, Europa, Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Druckgrafik & Multiples |
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