King Arthur of Britain with illustrated initial K

Howard Pyle1903/1903

Delaware Art Museum
Wilmington, DE, United States

Aimed at American boys, Pyle's retelling of the British medieval adventures of King Arthur and his knights invited middle-class American boys to aspire to manly virtues. The heavy black lines gaves the illustrations the appearance of mediaeval artifacts.

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Title: King Arthur of Britain with illustrated initial K
Creator Lifespan: 1853/1911
Creator Nationality: American
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Florence, Italy
Creator Birth Place: Wilmington, DE
Date: 1903/1903
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings: • HP [monogram] • (LRC in ink)
Physical Dimensions: w6.1875 x h9.125 in (Complete)
Illustrator: Howard Pyle
Illustration Citation: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, by Howard Pyle, in St. Nicholas, January 1903; reproduced in The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, written and illustrated by Howard Pyle (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903)
Credit Line: Gift of Anne Poole Pyle, 1920
Provenance: Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.
Type: Drawings
Rights: Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.
External Link: http://emuseum.delart.org:8080/emuseum/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:10845
Medium: Ink and graphite on illustration board

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