Untitled vignette (Howard Pyle with ghost of Ethan Allen)
Date1896
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"Through Inland Waters," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, June 1896.
MediumBlack and white oil on illustration board
Dimensions10 1/2 x 12 in. (26.7 x 30.5 cm)
frame: 17 1/2 x 19 5/16 in. (44.5 x 49.1 cm)
frame: 17 1/2 x 19 5/16 in. (44.5 x 49.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marion Mahony Manning in memory of Mary Poole Mahony, 1991
Object number1991-165
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis contains a rare self-portrait by Howard Pyle. This scene is from his canal-boat trip in New York State with his family. As he ponders the history of the place, the artist imagines the ghost of Ethan Allen standing behind him at Ticonderoga:I could fancy the spirit of old Ethan standing behind me while I sketched in the lonely stillness that brooded over the ruined place.
