So he stood there, the boy in his arms, and the students cheered mightily

So he stood there, the boy in his arms, and the students cheered mightily
So he stood there, the boy in his arms, and the students cheered mightily

So he stood there, the boy in his arms, and the students cheered mightily

Date1917
Artist (American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960)
Illustration Citation"Long Live the King," by Mary Roberts Rinehart, in Everybody's Magazine,
MediumCrayon and watercolor on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 21 5/8 × 13 7/8 in. (54.9 × 35.2 cm)
sheet: 24 × 16 1/4 in. (61 × 41.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-82
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextAs Mary Roberts Rinehart's novel Long Live the King comes to a close, the kidnapped child Prince is rescued from insurrectionists. His costumed supporters have rushed to his aid from a carnival and killed his captor, whose blood remains on the steps.
The crown prince, standing alone, so small, so appealing, against his magnificent background, was a picture to touch the hardest
The crown prince, standing alone, so small, so appealing, against his magnificent background, was a picture to touch the hardest
Arthur E. Becher
1917
The student, Hoeckel, patriot and royalist, led forth to die.
The student, Hoeckel, patriot and royalist, led forth to die.
Arthur E. Becher
1917
I never liked the boy so much before -- and yet I had a kind of unreasoning jealousy of him.
I never liked the boy so much before -- and yet I had a kind of unreasoning jealousy of him.
Arthur E. Becher
1918
She thought that Theodore would surely have finished his breakfast by this time. But when she came downstairs he was at the table.
She thought that Theodore would surely have finished his breakfast by this time. But when she came downstairs he was at the table.
Arthur E. Becher
1916
His great head was on her breast and he was breathing easy
His great head was on her breast and he was breathing easy
Arthur E. Becher
1917
I heard one of my "friends" say, "she certainly made a good bargain." "Yes, she must have married him for his money and even if he is a Jew..."
I heard one of my "friends" say, "she certainly made a good bargain." "Yes, she must have married him for his money and even if he is a Jew..."
Arthur E. Becher
1914
He stepped over and looked into the basket at his handiwork still lying there.
He stepped over and looked into the basket at his handiwork still lying there.
Arthur E. Becher
1919
The maid stood still. Her wide, bovine eyes, filled with alarm, watched the countess as she moved swiftly across the room to her wardrobe.
The maid stood still. Her wide, bovine eyes, filled with alarm, watched the countess as she moved swiftly across the room to her wardrobe.
Arthur E. Becher
1917
One was the executioner! M. de Nou they call him...And the other: Bombiste, his assistant. Two vultures of the guillotine.
One was the executioner! M. de Nou they call him...And the other: Bombiste, his assistant. Two vultures of the guillotine.
Arthur E. Becher
1919
"You were happy!" said the king. "You were disobedient. You were causing grave anxiety and you were happy! The first duty of a prince is to his country."
"You were happy!" said the king. "You were disobedient. You were causing grave anxiety and you were happy! The first duty of a prince is to his country."
Arthur E. Becher
1916
Nikky's resistance to search, with the revolver so close, was short-lived.
Nikky's resistance to search, with the revolver so close, was short-lived.
Arthur E. Becher
1917
She left off counting and looked at me, and I took particular care she should see my arm.
She left off counting and looked at me, and I took particular care she should see my arm.
Arthur E. Becher
1917
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