Currier & Ives Lithographs

In The Hesperus Prophecy, when Embrie, Declan, and Ms. Elliott sit down for dinner, the scene reminds Declan of a Currier & Ives lithograph. These lithographs, in a similar fashion to Norman Rockwell’s paintings, invoke a warm, welcoming sense of the American family at the holidays.

Currier and Ives lithographs of buccoli settings

Norman Rockwell painting