Job, Jules Laurens, 1849-1862 (circa)

Plate 189: in the foreground to right, job is lying in the street, propped up on one arm, and motions away with his free arm at his friends (eliphaz, bildad and zophar) gathered around him, wearing robes and headdresses, while a fourth man (barachel the buzite), his head uncovered, his hat on his back, leaning against a trough, motions at job with one hand; a woman watches from a balcony; furthe away, a man carrying a pot or bundle on his head rushes up some steps, and there is a pool of water in the street which is hemmed in by buildings; after alexandre decamps lithograph on grey chine collé. Date: 1849-1862 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 284 mm (image); Width: 228 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Job. Collection: British Museum. Job (BM 1880,0710.197)