The King glared down at her
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
Dimensions32 1/4 × 15 1/8 in. (81.9 × 38.4 cm)
frame: 28 1/4 × 20 3/8 in. (71.8 × 51.8 cm)
frame: 28 1/4 × 20 3/8 in. (71.8 × 51.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-37
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextIn this story of intrigue in fifteenth-century Paris, the King prepares to mete out justice to warring factions. When a young milliner appears before him, he is overwhelmed by her beauty and makes her his wife.
