"He is the best I have, highness. I wish to offer my best." The dog was lifted through the open window of the carriage.

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"He is the best I have, highness. I wish to offer my best." The dog was lifted through the open window of the carriage.
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"He is the best I have, highness. I wish to offer my best." The dog was lifted through the open window of the carriage.

Date1917
Illustration Citation"Long Live the King," by Mary Roberts Rinehart, in Everybody's Magazine, June 1917
MediumCrayon and gouache on illustration board
Dimensions18 3/4 × 19 1/8 in. (47.6 × 48.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-33
On View
Not on view
Label TextObserving how much the Prince admires the dog's tricks, a citizen gives him the dog as a gift. Thrilled with his new pet, the Prince must give it back at the command of his aunt the Archduchess, enduring yet another hindrance to a normal childhood.

The age effects on this drawing are typical of illustrations that were rarely preserved once they had served their purpose. Becher's arrangements for the return of his work once published have not survived.
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Arthur E. Becher
1918
Image Not Available for "There is no use saying you will not see me, grandfather. For here I am."
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1917
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Arthur E. Becher
1919
Image Not Available for 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
Image Not Available for 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
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