Pistols and cutlasses flashed. Rafaelito lifted the casket high above their heads and sent it crashing into their midst

Image Not Available for Pistols and cutlasses flashed. Rafaelito lifted the casket high above their heads and sent it crashing into their midst
Pistols and cutlasses flashed. Rafaelito lifted the casket high above their heads and sent it crashing into their midst
Image Not Available for Pistols and cutlasses flashed. Rafaelito lifted the casket high above their heads and sent it crashing into their midst

Pistols and cutlasses flashed. Rafaelito lifted the casket high above their heads and sent it crashing into their midst

Date1929
Illustration Citation"Jewels of the Dead," by Emma Lindsay Squiers, in Collier's Weekly, January 18, 1930
MediumCrayon, watercolor, and charcoal on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 23 7/8 × 32 1/4 in. (60.6 × 81.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-35
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Label TextThe adventure stories of Emma-Lindsay Squier - herself a world traveler - often took place in far-off historical settings. In the tale of Montezuma's buried jewels, shipwreck, pirate violence and hidden treasure teach the moral lesson that love is worth more than riches. Such plot resolutions made her work marketable to the youth as well as adult audiences.
Image Not Available for "He is the best I have, highness. I wish to offer my best." The dog was lifted through the open window of the carriage.
"He is the best I have, highness. I wish to offer my best." The dog was lifted through the open window of the carriage.
Arthur E. Becher
1917
Image Not Available for Profile view of young woman with hair bow at back of neck
Profile view of young woman with hair bow at back of neck
Arthur E. Becher
not dated
Image Not Available for Illustration for The Vanishing Men / man and woman in office with window
Illustration for The Vanishing Men / man and woman in office with window
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 She was bossing those Chinks with a few words of pigden and keeping an eye on our decks.
She was bossing those Chinks with a few words of pigden and keeping an eye on our decks.
Arthur E. Becher
1917
Image Not Available for 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
Arthur E. Becher
1917
Image Not Available for Masquerade Party in Garden
Masquerade Party in Garden
Arthur E. Becher
1917
Image Not Available for 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
Image Not Available for 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
Image Not Available for Nikky, you are going to take me away, aren't you?
Nikky, you are going to take me away, aren't you?
Arthur E. Becher
1917
Image Not Available for Finally, the husband stepped out into the hall and announced that all was over.
Finally, the husband stepped out into the hall and announced that all was over.
Arthur E. Becher
1913
Image Not Available for The student, Hoeckel, patriot and royalist, led forth to die.
The student, Hoeckel, patriot and royalist, led forth to die.
Arthur E. Becher
1917
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