Philip Doddridge as a child being taught the Old and New Testaments by his mother using ceramic tiles around the fireplace. Engraving by G. Presbury after J. Franklin.

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She has the Bible on her lap and points to a ceramic tile showing the Crucifixion of Christ within a sequence of tiles showing the narrative of the gospels

Publication/Creation

London ; Paris : Fisher & Son

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; platemark 23.1 x 14.7 cm

Lettering

The mother of Dr. Doddridge. Teaching him scripture history by the Dutch tiles. Painted by J. Franklin. Engraved by G. Presbury.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 29063i

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