I took her hand and we walked softly out into the moonlight

Date1918

Artist John Scott Williams (American painter, 1877–1976)

Illustration CitationPieces of Eight, by Richard le Gallienne (A. L. Burt Company: NY, 1918). Originally published by Doubleday, 1918

MediumCharcoal and ink on illustration board

Dimensionscomposition (top): 20 1/4 × 18 7/8 in. (51.4 × 47.9 cm)
sheet: 26 15/16 × 21 1/4 in. (68.4 × 54 cm)

Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 1992

Object number1992-56.1

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ClassificationsDRAWING

Label TextThis fictional story takes place in Nassau, Bahamas, in 1903 when it was a British colony. The narrator tells how - while hunting for hidden pirate gold - he meets a mysterious young woman named Calypso (seen here with him), an encounter which leads to kidnappings and other wild adventures before the treasure is revealed and he marries Calypso. The two figures under the illustration are characters that appear in the book.