Box 28

Medium:
Watercolor; pen and ink

Illustrator(s):
No known illustrator(s)

Known books with call numbers and possible books:
Bible Heroes McL Pam B582 H559 1894
Gentle Jesus McL Pam G3385 J58 1894
Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892
The gospel story: in easy words for children [Not at AAS]
The Pilgrim’s Progress McL Pam P6385 P9645 1894

Known nursery rhymes, fairy tales and stories:
[Illustrations for New Testament]

Genre/subject of illustrations:
Annotated artwork
Covers/title banners/headings
Religious

 

Selected Illustrations
(click to enlarge):


Folder 1

 


Folder 2


Folder 1 “Gentle Jesus” Christ with halo; behind him are rolling mountains, a sheep and birds flying in the distance; he is holding a lamb and a staff; title banner is written on a scroll and features doves, 35 x 26.5 cm [Used in: Gentle Jesus McL Pam G3385 J58 1894]

Folder 2 “The Gospel Story in one syllable words” Mary riding a donkey facing right with Christ on her lap; Joseph is leading the donkey with a rope; behind are blue mountains, 34 x 28 cm

Folder 3 “The Gospel Story in one syllable words” Mary riding a donkey facing right with Christ on her lap; Joseph is leading the donkey with a rope; behind are mountains [note: image is a proof of Box 28 Folder 3], 40 x 33 cm

Folder 4 Three vignette scenes; one to the right features shepherds facing left, several are holding staffs; in the distance is a village; upper vignette features a man in colonial clothing speaking with women in robes in a courtyard; image on bottom features a man in a cell on a bed, 27 x 34 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in The Pilgrim’s Progress McL Pam P6385 P9645 1894]

Folder 5 “The Pilgrim’s Progress” featuring a man, Christian, in colonial clothing bending down in water (the Slough of Despond); he has a sack on his back and a book in his hand; he is looking upwards at three angels; title banner is written on a scroll and features a flag with a red cross, 29 x 23.5 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in The Pilgrim’s Progress McL Pam P6385 P9645 1894]

Folder 6 Image of Christian in water surrounded by reeds; he is holding a book in his hands and has a sack; he is looking upwards at three angels with his arms extended [note: image is a proof of Box 28 Folder 4], 37 x 28.5 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in The Pilgrim’s Progress McL Pam P6385 P9645 1894]

Folder 7 Five vignette scenes from, left to right: a large man bursting through a doorway with a club, two men sit huddled on the floor; two men behind bars while a crowd looks on; a soldier enclosed in a shield, he is carrying a shield and sword; a man and a woman walking left, the woman carries something on her head, there are palm trees in the distance; a woman sitting on bended knee before a window, 26.5 x 36 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in The Pilgrim’s Progress McL Pam P6385 P9645 1894; used in Bible Heroes McL Pam B582 H559 1894]

Folder 8 Five vignette scenes, from left to right: two men with beards; one with a shield and sword holding the other by the arms; a woman speaking to four children; a man and a woman walking left, the woman carries something on her head [note: is similar to Box 28 Folder 7]; a man in colonial clothing with two lions and another man; three men in colonial clothing speaking in a field, 28.5 x 36 cm  [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in The Pilgrim’s Progress McL Pam P6385 P9645 1894; used in Bible Heroes McL Pam B582 H559 1894]

 

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