The Friend of Man, or Treatise on Population rare 18c set Portrait of a Woman in

Portrait of a Woman in Renaissance Dress — Signed S

Both works are housed in substantial ornate gilt Victorian composition frames with scrolling acanthus ornament

This piece evokes the camaraderie and loyalty of traditional country life

The proportions make it clear this was made for a child — likely used in a 19th-century farmhouse or schoolroom

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

The Friend of Man, or Treatise on Population rare 18c set Portrait of a Woman inThe 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.