A picture of wants, or, Human nature delineated [art original].Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, artist[between 1830 and 1852]engA group of twelve man and women of various ages and walks of live -- tradesmen, a clergy, a spinster, a military officer, a gentleman in shackles, a servant, a frail, sickly man, etc. -- stand full length facing the viewer. Above their heads are brief expressions of their 'wants': "I want a job"; "I want more customers"; "I want a husband"; "I want for death", etc. Only an obese gentleman on the right is content: "I want for nothing"; next to him, the military officer with a monocle says, "I don't know what I want."Title from caption in artist's hand written below image.Quotation following title: Lord, what an amorous thing is want. Hudibras.Date of creation based on Grant's known years of activity.Attributed to C.J. Grant based on style and association with other signed drawings.For further information, consult library staff.