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Illustration design for "The Economy of Human Life"

Frank Howard British
Author Related author Robert Dodsley British
1834
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A widow accompanied by two children kneels to implore aid from a portly man seated next to a table, a woman standing behind him. 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: "When the fatherless call upon thee...when the widow's heart is sunk, and she imploreth thy assistance with tears of sorrow...oh pity her affliction and extend thy hand to those who have none to help them."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Illustration design for "The Economy of Human Life"
  • Artist: Frank Howard (British, London 1805–1866 Liverpool)
  • Author: Related author Robert Dodsley (British, 1703–1764)
  • Date: 1834
  • Medium: Pen and ink, brush and wash
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (8.7 × 8.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.542.37(15)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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