Old Schoolfellows, from "Illustrated London News"
Alfred Rankley|Harvey Orrin Smith
July 7, 1855 · Wood engraving · Drawings and Prints
A man confined to bed in humble surroundings gratefully embraces a visitor whom, the title indicates, he has known since childhood. Rankley's related painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1855 with a quote from Proverbs (17.17) in the catalogue "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." This suggests that the well-to-do visitor has responded to his friend's plight with concrete generosity, and close inspection of the image reveals a bank note offered in his left hand.
- Artist
- Alfred Rankley|Harvey Orrin Smith
- Date
- July 7, 1855
- Medium
- Wood engraving
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Gift of Donato Esposito, 2015