Box 7

Medium:
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

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

Genre/subject of illustrations:
Annotated artwork
Religious

 

Selected Illustrations
(click to enlarge):


Folder 3

 


Folder 30


Folder 1 “New Testament. Prodigal Son.” Man bending before another man with head in hands, another looks on, 12 x 17.5 cm

Folder 2 “Old Testament. Sampson” Soldiers seizing Sampson; to the right Delilah has his hair, 13 x 18 cm

Folder 3 “Entry into Jerusalem New Testament” Jesus atop a donkey; crowds wave palms at him, 12.5 x 18.5 cm

Folder 4 “Joseph acknowledging his [brother?] Chapter […]” Boy turning into the breast of a king while four men look on, 13 x 18.5 cm

Folder 5 “David & Goliath. Old Testament” David standing on top of Goliath’s back with sword raised above his head, 12 x 18.5 cm

Folder 6 “Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh’s Dream. Old Testament” King on chaise with staff; Joseph stands with both arms raised, men with books look on, [right corner removed] 11.5 x 17.5 cm

Folder 7 “Judgment of Solomon. Old Testament” Man holding leg of a baby with sword; a king looks on with arm extended, 13 x 18 cm

Folder 8 “Crossing the Jordan. Chapter 7” Men to the right carrying the Ark of the Covenant; woman to the left with carrying a bundle atop her head, 12.5 x 18 cm

Folder 9 “Water from the Smitten Rock. Chapter 6” Moses with arms and staff raised, water is pouring from the rock; men, women and children crowd at right, 12 x 18 cm

Folder 10 “Cain and Abel. Chapter 1” Cain to the left walking with his arm covering his face; Abel to the left on the ground, 12 x 17.5 cm

Folder 11 Noah with his sons building the frame of the ark, 12 x 18 cm

Folder 12 “Drowning of Pharaoh in Red Sea. Chapter 5” Moses to the left, pharaoh and horses and sea to the left; Israelites to the right pray, 12 x 17.5 cm

Folder 13 “The Meeting of Isaac & Rebekah. Chapter 3” Rebekah riding atop a camel to the left; to the right another woman looks on, 12.5 x 15 cm

Folder 14 Nativity scene with animals, Mary with Christ atop her lap; to the right is a star in a clouded sky; underneath are entangled vines, 14.5 x 19.5 cm

Folder 15 “Peter’s Denial of Christ. New Testament” Peter sits at a fire with arms up; a woman looks on with arms extended; soldiers and Christ behind a wall are to the right, 13 x 18.5 cm

Folder 16 “Little Children Brought to Christ. New Testament” Christ on a bench with arms extended blessing three children; to the right are mothers and additional children, 11.5 x 17.5 cm

Folder 17 “Mary washing the feet of Christ. New Testament” Christ to the left reaches over Mary who is bowing before him; to the right are three men at a table, 11 x 17.5 cm

Folder 18 “Christ Rejected. New Testament” Christ to the left with wreath of thorns and hands bound; men reach towards him from the left, 12 x 17.5 cm

Folder 19 “Christ Arguing with the Doctors in the Temple. New Testament” Christ with an open book; men behind a barrier and to the left hold and read books, 12 x 18 cm

Folder 20 “Bethlehem. New Testament” Image of a star in a night sky over the town of Bethlehem, 12 x 19 cm

Folder 21 “New Testament” Image of Christ to the left with two men behind him; a man and soldier look on, 12 x 18.5 cm

Folder 22 Father and the prodigal son standing in a field; to the right is a man sowing seeds, 20 x 25.5 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in Gentle Jesus McL Pam G3385 J58 1894]

Folder 23 Judas on bended knee with halo looking up; above are heads of three angels with wings [paper stamped “Louis C. Becker”], 25.5 x 16 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in Gentle Jesus McL Pam G3385 J58 1894]

Folder 24 Angels descending from the heaven in a cloud; to the left is a star, below is a town, 15.5 x 13 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in Pilgrim’s Progress McL Pam P6385 P9645 1894]

Folder 25 Biblical woman in a kitchen sweeping the floor; window shows a city and palm trees in the distance; a lit lamp is on the table, 19 x 15 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in Gentle Jesus McL Pam G3385 J58 1894]

Folder 26 David [from David and Goliath] standing in a stream with rocks; to the right are soldiers with chariots and flags, 18 x 13 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in Bible Heroes McL Pam B582 H559 1894]

Folder 27 “Samuel anointing Saul” Samuel pouring a bottle of liquid over Saul’s head; Saul kneels and prays below; another man is in the distance, 14.5 x 12 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in Bible Heroes McL Pam B582 H559 1894]

Folder 28 Samuel to the right and a smoking altar to the left, 8.5 x 7 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in Bible Heroes McL Pam B582 H559 1894]

Folder 29 Baby Moses facing the viewer wrapped in a blanket; behind him are reeds, 14 x 11 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in Bible Heroes McL Pam B582 H559 1894]

Folder 30 Biblical woman [widow] putting money into a treasury box; two men look on, 22 x 15.5 cm [Used in: Half Hours with the Bible McL H169 H841 1892; used in Gentle Jesus McL Pam G3385 J58 1894]

 

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