The Gardener Lad Takes off his Cap
Date1903
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"The Story of King Arthur and His Knights," by Howard Pyle, in St. Nicholas, May 1903; reproduced in The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, by Howard Pyle (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903)
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 9 1/8 × 6 3/16 in. (23.2 × 15.7 cm)
sheet: 10 3/8 × 7 1/4 in. (26.4 × 18.4 cm)
sheet: 10 3/8 × 7 1/4 in. (26.4 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-69
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextHoward Pyle favored democratic values over royal ones and made various changes in Arthurian plots, the better to model desirable behavior for American boys. Here, King Arthur disguises himself as a gardener and then reveals himself, admonishing his knights to treat everyone equally.
