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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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