1825
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Behemoth and Leviathan is a 1825 ink by William Blake, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows two giant creatures battling in a stormy sky. At the top, a hairy, winged figure leans over a smaller, scaly monster. Below, another beast with a spiked tail and armored shell rears up. Clouds swirl around them, and angels hover nearby, holding text. The artist packed tiny details into the scene—like the shield and crown on the armored beast’s back. The text around the edges quotes the Bible, tying the creatures to old stories. Want to see how this print was made? Look up engraving.
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker.
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