Illustration design for "The Economy of Human Life"

Frank Howard British
 Related author Robert Dodsley British

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A woman kneels next to a standing man mourning a dead youth who lies next to them. 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: "His heart is hardened with the love of wealth, no grief or distress can make impression upon it."

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

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