Christine gives the apple to the king

Date1885

Artist Howard Pyle (American illustrator, 1853–1911)

Illustration Citation"The Apple of Contentment," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's Young People, August 18, 1885

MediumInk on illustration board

Dimensionssheet: 7 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (19.1 × 22.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Willard S. Morse, 1923

Object number1923-55

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