Illustration design for "The Economy of Human Life"

Frank Howard|Robert Dodsley

1834 · Pen and brown ink, brush and wash · Drawings and Prints

A couple holding hands are seated next to a tree.One of a group of twelve book illustration designs reproduced as an engraving in an 1834 edition of Robert Dodsley's "The Economy of Human Life," published in London John van Voorst. The image illustrates the text: "Oh! cherish her as a blessing sent thee from Heaven. Let the kindness of thy behaviour endear thee to her heart."

Artist

Frank Howard|Robert Dodsley

Date

1834

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and wash

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966