When All the World Was Young
Date1908
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration CitationHarper's Monthly Magazine, August 1909
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions36 5/8 x 24 5/8 in. (93 x 62.5 cm)
frame: 41 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (105.4 x 74.9 cm)
frame: 41 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (105.4 x 74.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-49
On View
On viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextPyle painted this not to illustrate a story, but to appear without a text to conjure up a romantic young couple in the early days of the 19th century. The neoclassical urns on the gate piers and the women's empire-style dress recall the days when the nation itself was young.
