Illustration design for "The Economy of Human Life"

Frank Howard British
 Related author Robert Dodsley British

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An elderly man sits in an armchair giving food to two children standing to either side of 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: "He assisteth the poor in their trouble; he rejoiceth in furthering the prosperity of all men."

Illustration design for "The Economy of Human Life", Frank Howard (British, London 1805–1866 Liverpool), Pen and brown ink, brush and wash

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