Illustration for So it is With Them All; "I am ready," answered the young man, steadily
Date1892
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"So it is With Them All," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's Young People, November 1, 1892
MediumInk on paper
Dimensionssheet: 12 × 9 1/8 in. (30.5 × 23.2 cm)
Credit LineGayle and Alene Hoskins Endowment Fund, 1985
Object number1985-109
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThis story takes place in the Middle East and involves various innocent and sinister characters and their magical adventures. The late 19th century in the United States and Europe saw a proliferation of folktales inspired by stereotypes of the "exotic" Middle East.