Illustration for The Accommodating Circumstance, II; Fitting a long arrow to his bow, he sent it directly through the foremost horseman

Illustration for The Accommodating Circumstance, II; Fitting a long arrow to his bow, he sent it directly through the foremost horseman
Illustration for The Accommodating Circumstance, II; Fitting a long arrow to his bow, he sent it directly through the foremost horseman

Illustration for The Accommodating Circumstance, II; Fitting a long arrow to his bow, he sent it directly through the foremost horseman

Date1884
Artist (American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"The Accommodating Circumstance II," by Frank R. Stockton, in Harper's Young People, July 22, 1884.
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 9 1/8 × 14 1/2 in. (23.2 × 36.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1920
Object number1920-15
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn this story, a young baron leaves his ancestral castle and seeks his own fortune. On the road, he travels with an old woman and her granddaughter. After accepting hospitality at the School for Men (run by boys), they resume their journey to the town of Zisk, home of a band of Robin Hoood-like adventurers the baron wants to join. After further encounters with a goblin, a giant, and an abandonned baby, and other magical exploits, all ends well and the baron finds a beautiful bride.

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