The Friend of Man, or Treatise on Population rare 18c set Executed with delicate wash and

Executed with delicate wash and fine architectural detail

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

This piece evokes the camaraderie and loyalty of traditional country life

practiced hand

These songs epitomize the sentimental charm of 19th-century salon music

The Friend of Man, or Treatise on Population rare 18c set Executed with delicate wash andThe 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.