Sir Percival Rideth the Black Horse
Date1910
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration CitationThe Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur, by Howard Pyle (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910)
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 9 1/16 × 6 3/16 in. (23 × 15.7 cm)
sheet: 11 9/16 × 8 3/4 in. (29.4 × 22.2 cm)
sheet: 11 9/16 × 8 3/4 in. (29.4 × 22.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-109
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextWhen Sir Percival accepts a horse from a lady, he finds himself on a wild ride to the sea. Howard Pyle's drawing reflects the text: "Then immediately it rushed away to the sourthward with great speed like the wind, and its mane and tail stood out straight behind it because of its speed." When the horse stops suddenly at the water's edge, the knight dismounts and the horse disappears. The experience is one of many adventures of the legendary Knights of the Round Table as they seek the Holy Grail.
