Illustration design for "The Economy of Human Life"

Robert Dodsley|Frank Howard

1834 · Watercolor · Drawings and Prints

A rustic family stands next to a fireplace, backing away from a snake. 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: "Warm him in thy bosom and he will requite thee with death."

Artist

Robert Dodsley|Frank Howard

Date

1834

Medium

Watercolor

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966