He was greatly addicted to little supper parties of his own sex

He was greatly addicted to little supper parties of his own sex
He was greatly addicted to little supper parties of his own sex

He was greatly addicted to little supper parties of his own sex

Date1908
Artist (American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"The Mysterious Chest," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, December 1908
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions5 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (14 × 26.7 cm)
frame: 11 1/8 x 16 1/4 in. (28.3 x 41.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1920
Object number1920-4
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ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextEarly in his career, Howard Pyle could not decide whether to become a writer or an illustrator. Ultimately, as stories such as this show, he became both. This story revolves around a locked cedar chest delivered on a British ship to New York City in 1793. One of a series of recipients of the wandering chest is this sybaritic doctor who enjoys smoking, drinking, and carousing with his male friends.
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