If the shot had cracked the sky he could not have been more frightened

Image Not Available for If the shot had cracked the sky he could not have been more frightened
If the shot had cracked the sky he could not have been more frightened
Image Not Available for If the shot had cracked the sky he could not have been more frightened

If the shot had cracked the sky he could not have been more frightened

Date1890
Illustration Citation"The Stool of Fortune," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's Young People, December 23, 1890
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 11 3/8 × 9 1/16 in. (28.9 × 23 cm)
Credit LineGift of Willard S. Morse, 1923
Object number1923-225
On View
Not on view
Label TextThe magical adventures of a hapless soldier lead him to confront a menacing apparition who appears in a burst of flame. The spiky, bat-winged creature turns out to be a benevolent force who delivers him from danger.
Image Not Available for He could have sworn he had put in the diamond
He could have sworn he had put in the diamond
Stanley Massey Arthurs
1913
Image Not Available for When Mishkind returned, he paused in the doorway in amazement. Sarah, with a strange young man's arm about her waist, was illustrating a new dance to which the young man had been whistling the music!
When Mishkind returned, he paused in the doorway in amazement. Sarah, with a strange young man's arm about her waist, was illustrating a new dance to which the young man had been whistling the music!
M. Leone Bracker
1916
Image Not Available for Illustration for Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle / The frightened braves of Howe
Illustration for Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle / The frightened braves of Howe
Howard Pyle
1893
Image Not Available for I have been inspecting some of your heroines rather critically this afternoon
I have been inspecting some of your heroines rather critically this afternoon
Walter Appleton Clark
1903
Image Not Available for I have always been haunted by the cries of those victims.
I have always been haunted by the cries of those victims.
Robert L. Lambdin
1925
Image Not Available for Lord Ickenham, as usual, remained suave and debonair. "Ah, Lady Constance. I have just been telling the boys in this back room about the Duke's unfortunate accident."
Lord Ickenham, as usual, remained suave and debonair. "Ah, Lady Constance. I have just been telling the boys in this back room about the Duke's unfortunate accident."
James W. Williamson
1939
Image Not Available for Illustration for The Strange Adventures of Carl Spich; He stopped when he had come close to Carl
Illustration for The Strange Adventures of Carl Spich; He stopped when he had come close to Carl
Howard Pyle
1885
Image Not Available for He had a noble feast set for them
He had a noble feast set for them
Howard Pyle
1890
Image Not Available for For once startled out of the self repression that had been a polite mask to his emotions throughout life.
For once startled out of the self repression that had been a polite mask to his emotions throughout life.
May Wilson Watkins Preston
1904
Image Not Available for Every day at family prayers Uncle Jason's deep voice had engraved that awful picture a little more deeply in her mind.
Every day at family prayers Uncle Jason's deep voice had engraved that awful picture a little more deeply in her mind.
Frederic Rodrigo Gruger
1936
Image Not Available for A Wolf Had Not Been Seen at Salem for Thirty Years
A Wolf Had Not Been Seen at Salem for Thirty Years
Howard Pyle
1909
Image Not Available for He cordially detested the countess, but, with what grace he could, shook hands with her.
He cordially detested the countess, but, with what grace he could, shook hands with her.
Louis Glackens
1892
IMLS Logo