Fraternal Assistance, from "Illustrated London News"
August 19, 1865
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 3/16 × 1 3/4 in. (8.1 × 4.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donato Esposito, 2019
Accession Number
2019.279.14
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Fraternal Assistance" is a charming wood engraving published in the *Illustrated London News* on August 19, 1865. The small print captures a tender domestic moment between boys and girls engaged in writing, likely portraying siblings supporting one another with lessons or correspondence. Created through the collaborative efforts of artist Friedrich Boser and engraver Mason Jackson, the work reflects the Victorian era’s fascination with everyday family life and moral education. Wood engraving was a vital printing technique in the mid-nineteenth century, allowing detailed images to be reproduc...
About the Artist
Friedrich Boser|Mason Jackson (German|British) · 1809 |1819 –1881 |1903
German, Halbau, Poland 1809–1881 Düsseldorf|British, Ovingham, Northumberland 1819–1903 London