The Swineherd Who Knew Curious Things

The Swineherd Who Knew Curious Things
The Swineherd Who Knew Curious Things

The Swineherd Who Knew Curious Things

Date1877
Artist (American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"Hans Gottenlieb, the Fiddler," by Howard Pyle, in St. Nicholas, April 1877
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 6 1/4 × 4 5/8 in. (15.9 × 11.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Willard S. Morse, 1923
Object number1923-69
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ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThe swineherd in Howard Pyle's illustrated fairy tale dispenses wisdom and moral lessons "a long time ago, in the good old days, when the world was fresher than it is now."