Illustration for The Staff and the Fiddle; The Fiddler and ye Princess in the Cavern of the Dwarf

Illustration for The Staff and the Fiddle; The Fiddler and ye Princess in the Cavern of the Dwarf
Illustration for The Staff and the Fiddle; The Fiddler and ye Princess in the Cavern of the Dwarf

Illustration for The Staff and the Fiddle; The Fiddler and ye Princess in the Cavern of the Dwarf

Date1886
Artist (American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"The Staff and the Fiddle," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's Young People, August 31, 1886
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 12 1/4 × 9 11/16 in. (31.1 × 24.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Willard S. Morse, 1923
Object number1923-60
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ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextCharity pays in this tale, when a young man gives a poor woman some pennies while his heartless companions ignore her and she then imparts magic powers to his staff. Later the staff defends him against an evil troll, helps him rescue a captive princess, do away with his two troublesome companions, and become prince of the realm.
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