I am the daughter of that unfortunate Captain Keitt
Date1907
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"The Ruby of Kishmoor," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, August 1907; reproduced in The Ruby of Kishmoor, by Howard Pyle (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1908)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions29 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (74.9 x 49.5 cm)
frame: 34 x 23 1/4 in. (86.4 x 59.1 cm)
frame: 34 x 23 1/4 in. (86.4 x 59.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-39
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis is the story of Jonathan Rugg who aids Evelina, the daughter of the pirate Captain Keitt. She visits Rugg as a "mysterious lady in a silver veil" as part of a plot to retrieve gems stolen from her father.
