The Friend of Man, or Treatise on Population rare 18c set and the refined treatment of

and the refined treatment of the hands give the composition a moving spiritual presence

both as a form of training and as a way to bring the grandeur of earlier centuries into contemporary interiors

Executed with delicate wash and fine architectural detail

Portrait of a Woman in Renaissance Dress — Signed S

which was Landseer's specialty

The Friend of Man, or Treatise on Population rare 18c set and the refined treatment ofThe Friend of Man, or Treatise on Population By Victor de Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau A cornerstone of Enlightenment economic thought, The Friend of Man is the Marquis de Mirabeaus sweeping five volume manifesto on population, agriculture, commerce, governance, and social reform. Published between 1756 and 1761, this work marks Mirabeaus full embrace of physiocracythe doctrine that land and agriculture are the true sources of national wealth.