The Prince and the Old Witch with Three Eyes

Date1885

Artist Howard Pyle (American illustrator, 1853–1911)

Illustration Citation"The Swan Maiden," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's Young People, October 13, 1885

MediumInk on illustration board

Dimensionssheet: 12 1/4 × 8 11/16 in. (31.1 × 22.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Willard S. Morse, 1923

Object number1923-57

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ClassificationsDRAWING

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The Prince and the Old Witch with Three Eyes

The Prince and the Old Witch with Three Eyes

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