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The Gardener Lad Takes off His Cap with illustrated initial T
Howard Pyle1903/1903
Delaware Art Museum
Wilmington, DE, United States
Pyle favored democratic values over royal ones, and made various changes in Arthurian plots, the better to emphasize desirable behavior for American boys. Here, King Arthur disguises himself as a gardener and then reveals himself, admonishing his knights to treat everyone equally.
Details
- Title: The Gardener Lad Takes off His Cap with illustrated initial T
- Creator Lifespan: 1853/1911
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Florence, Italy
- Creator Birth Place: Wilmington, DE
- Date: 1903/1903
- 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, May 1903; reproduced in The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, by Howard Pyle (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903)
- Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 1912
- 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/
- Medium: Ink on illustration board
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