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
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
Artist (American illustrator, 1853–1911)
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
ClassificationsDRAWING
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.
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