09-20-201309-20-2013
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September 20, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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William Blake (British, 1757-1827) Two Plates from The Book of Job

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$1,140$950
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2673BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 20, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

William Blake (British, 1757-1827)

Two Plates from The Book of Job, 1825: Frontispiece and The Upright Man is Laughed to Scorn, both published in 1874 by John Linnell. Both identified within the plate and on a label from the William Weston Gallery, London, affixed to the backing. Engraving on paper, plate sizes approximately 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.4 x 16.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frames.
Estimate $1,200-1,800


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Keywords

William Blake, John Linnell, William Weston Gallery, London