The Christian's Hope.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock (American, 1848 - 1850)

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock (American, 1848 - 1850)

PublisherPublished by Ensign & Thayer (American, 1849 - 1850)

Date1848-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/4 x 12 5/8in. (21 x 32.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 x 13 15/16in. (25.4 x 35.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Bonnette

Object number2005.177.13

DescriptionA group of men, women, boys, and girls stand in a graveyard beside a large stone building with closed louvered shutters, probably a church. Behind them is a stone monument inscribed: "IN MEMORY / OF / [five illegible lines] / I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER / LIVETH. JOB. 19.25." Men and boys wear coats, jackets, vests, and trousers. Women and girls wear dresses. One woman wears an apron. Two wear bonnets. One holds a handkerchief. Several people point at an inscription in the sky: "[Hebrew letters] / GOD. / The first cause of Eternity, source of bounteousness, / Father of immortal Souls." A weeping willow is at the far right, near a large urn. Other trees in the background probably include cedars or poplars.

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