Suddenly their comedy turned tragic
Date1907
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"The Noble Family of Beaupertuys," by Stephen F. Whitman, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, July 1907
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions23 1/8 × 15 1/8 in. (58.7 × 38.4 cm)
frame: 28 1/2 × 20 3/8 in. (72.4 × 51.8 cm)
frame: 28 1/2 × 20 3/8 in. (72.4 × 51.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-38
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextIn medieval Paris, a student takes the liberty of kissing a young milliner with "towering, snowy head-gear decked with floating veils," who is taking a stroll. Another young man tackles him in a street battle that spreads to riots among the cities' political factions.
Henry James Soulen
1945
