Two illustrations for "The Economy of Human Life"

Frank Howard|Robert Dodsley|John van Voorst

1834 · Engraving on chine collé, proof · Drawings and Prints

Printed from one plate, these two images come from a set of twelve. They were made for an illustrated book published in London by John van Voorst in 1834. Each centers on a vignette illustration, with the book's title above, quotes and publication details below. The prints are numbered below the images, p. 66 and p. 47. p. 66 shows a mother and child kneeling before a minister. Text below: "To the one who is supreme, most wise and beneficent, and to him alone, belong worship, adoration, thanksgiving and praise." p. 9 shows a woman kneeling next to a standing man, a dead youth next to them. Text below: "His heart is hardened with the love of wealth, no grief or distress can make impression upon it." Related drawings by Howard are in the Museum's collection (66.542.37(11) and 66.542.37(12)).

Artist

Frank Howard|Robert Dodsley|John van Voorst

Date

1834

Medium

Engraving on chine collé, proof

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966