At sight of me the good soul gave a guttural exclamation and stared at me open-mouthed
Date1889
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"In the Valley," by Harold Frederic, in Scribner's Magazine, December 1889
MediumBlack and white oil on canvas board
Dimensions10 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (26.7 × 39.4 cm)
frame: 13 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (34.6 × 47.3 cm)
frame: 13 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (34.6 × 47.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1915
Object number1915-7
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis historical novel centers on characters living in the Mohawk Valley in the late 18th century when the area - home to the Iroquois Confederacy - was contested by colonial English and French political factions.