Illustration for The Staff and the Fiddle; The fiddler gives the old woman all that he has in his purse

Illustration for The Staff and the Fiddle; The fiddler gives the old woman all that he has in his purse
Illustration for The Staff and the Fiddle; The fiddler gives the old woman all that he has in his purse

Illustration for The Staff and the Fiddle; The fiddler gives the old woman all that he has in his purse

Date1888
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
Dimensionscomposition: 9 3/16 × 6 1/2 in. (23.3 × 16.5 cm)
sheet: 10 7/8 × 8 1/4 in. (27.6 × 21 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1919
Object number1919-18
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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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