The Prince Bathes in the Fountain for The Princess on the Glass Hill
Date1888
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"The Princess on the Glass Hill," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's Young People, July 24, 1888
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 6 1/2 × 6 9/16 in. (16.5 × 16.7 cm)
sheet: 7 1/2 × 7 7/16 in. (19.1 × 18.9 cm)
sheet: 7 1/2 × 7 7/16 in. (19.1 × 18.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-61
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn this scene from Pyle's retelling of a Norwegian fairy tale, a captive prince who has been abducted from his kingdom sits near a pool, just before his encounter with the princess he will eventually marry.
