How the Devil Stole the Collector's Snuff Box
Date1897
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"A True History of the Devil at New Hope," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's Weekly, December 18, 1897
MediumInk and watercolor on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 3 1/8 × 6 in. (7.9 × 15.2 cm)
sheet: 14 5/16 × 10 1/8 in. (36.4 × 25.7 cm)
sheet: 14 5/16 × 10 1/8 in. (36.4 × 25.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of William E. Mears, 1945
Object number1945-12
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn the story about Colonial William Belford, a wealthy resident of the seaport town of New Hope, the devil, pirates, and political intrigues all play a role.
