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Schwartz Carl, holding his arbelast in his hand, stood silently watching
Howard Pyle1888/1888
Delaware Art Museum
Wilmington, DE, United States
Pyle's story describes the life of young Otto, a victim of kidnapping in medieval Germany. The figure in the shadows wields an arbalest, a type of crossbow.
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- Title: Schwartz Carl, holding his arbelast in his hand, stood silently watching
- Creator Lifespan: 1853/1911
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Florence, Italy
- Creator Birth Place: Wilmington, DE
- Date: 1888/1888
- Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings: HP [monogram] (LRC in ink)
- Physical Dimensions: w5.6875 x h7.5625 in (Complete)
- Illustrator: Howard Pyle
- Illustration Citation: Otto of the Silver Hand, written and illustrated by Howard Pyle (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1888).
- Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 1915
- 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$0040:10811
- Medium: Ink on Bristol board
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