Elijah restores the widow's son to his mother, who greets him with open arms. Drawing by R.T. Bone, ca. 1811.
- Bone, Robert Trewick, 1790-1840.
- Date:
- Season 12 [of the Sketching Society] [1811?]
- Reference:
- 546747i
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The story is in the Bible, Old Testament, I Kings XVII, 17-24
Publication/Creation
Season 12 [of the Sketching Society] [1811?]
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1 drawing : pencil and brown wash ; sheet 32.6 x 39.5 cm
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R.T. Bone. Elijah restores the widow's son. Season 12
Subject and date inscribed in pencil on verso; artist's signature in ink on recto
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The Dictionary of National Biography says of R.T. Bone: "His works, though generally small, are tasteful and sparkling, and he was a member of the Sketching Club. He died from the effects of an accident on 5 May 1840."
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Wellcome Collection 546747i
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