An open access publication of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Spring 2008

On Nature

Editor
James Miller
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Image:
A picture of divine harmony, inspired by Isaiah 11:6 (“the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them”), and painted by the American artist Edwards Hicks (1780–1849): "The Peaceable Kingdom" also shows a delegation from the Lenape people (sometimes called the Delware Indians) signing a treaty with William Penn (the founder of Pennsylvania).
Painting of predators and prey peacefully resting next to each other
Image:
A picture of divine harmony, inspired by Isaiah 11:6 (“the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them”), and painted by the American artist Edwards Hicks (1780–1849): "The Peaceable Kingdom" also shows a delegation from the Lenape people (sometimes called the Delware Indians) signing a treaty with William Penn (the founder of Pennsylvania).