Illustration design for "The Economy of Human Life"
Medium
Pen and ink, brush and wash
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (8.7 × 8.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.542.37(15)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate pen and ink drawing with brush and wash, created by Frank Howard in 1834, serves as an illustration design for *The Economy of Human Life a moralistic guide originally penned by Robert Dods in the 18th century. Measuring just 3 7/16 × 3 7/16 inches, this intimate preparatory sketch captures a tender scene featuring men, women, and childrenlikely evoking themes of family virtue, domestic harmony, and ethical living central to Dodsley's popular treatise on human conduct. Howard, a skilled British illustrator from a noted artistic family, employs precise pen lines for intricate det...
About the Artist
Frank Howard|Robert Dodsley (British|British) · 1703 |1805 –1764 |1866
British, 1703–1764|British, London 1805–1866 Liverpool