What are my Lord's commands?
Date1890
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"The Stool of Fortune," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's Young People, December 23, 1890
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 11 7/8 × 9 5/16 in. (30.2 × 23.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Willard S. Morse, 1920
Object number1920-34
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThe magical adventures of a soldier lead him to confront a menacing apparition who appears in a burst of flame. The spiky, bat-winged creature turns out to be a benevolent force who delivers him from danger.