Work Information

Title: Illustrations to the Book of Job, The Butts Set Origination: William Blake: inventor, delineator Composition Date: c. 1805-06 and c. 1821-27 Note: c. 1805-06 (objects 1-16, 18-19, 21) and c. 1821-27 (objects 17, 20) Note: Objects 17 and 20 were probably added to the set at about the same time that Blake and Linnell were preparing the Linnell set of water colors or a little later when Blake was engraving the Job designs. Number of Objects: 21 Object Order: 1-21 Object Size: approximately 23.0 x 28.0 cm. Number of Leaves: 21 Leaf Size: approximately 23.0 x 28.0 cm. Medium: water color, with pen and ink drawing Support: wove paper Watermark: none recorded Penned Numbers: none Frame Lines: none Binding: loose Stab Holes: none Provenance

Name: Pierpont Morgan Library Date: 1903 Dealer: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. Price: not recorded Note: Commissioned by Thomas Butts c. 1805-06; by inheritance to Thomas Butts, Jr., who sold the water colors to Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Lord Houghton; by inheritance to Milnes' son, 1st Marquess of Crewe; sold Sotheby's, 30 March 1903, lot 17 (£5600 to the dealer Bernard Quaritch Ltd.); sold 30 June 1903 by Quaritch to John Pierpont Morgan; by gift to the Pierpont Morgan Library. Present Location

Morgan Library and Museum 29 East 36th Street New York, NY 10016