Nehemiah's disaster. A tale [graphic].Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker[9 April 1799]eng"A woman sits up in bed, holding up a crying infant. Her lank husband stands stiffly beside her holding an infant's commode and lighted taper. Beneath, the incident is related in biblical language: 'And behold about the ninth hour Tabitha the Wife of my Bosom awoke, . . . [&c, &c.]'."--British Museum online catalogueTitle engraved above image.Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library.Plate numbered '229' in lower left corner.Four lines of text below title: And behold about the ninth hour Tabitha, the wife of my bosom, awoke and said unto me, Arise Nathaniel speedily ...From the Laurie and Whittle series of drolls.