Lastly, a little before dawn, a spearman had come staggering to the moat side, pierced by arrows.
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Item data
Title
Lastly, a little before dawn, a spearman had come staggering to the moat side, pierced by arrows.
Collection
Children's book illustrations
Book illustrations -- Stevenson -- Black arrow
Names
Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1916
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. Black arrow
Lancers
Spears
Arrows
Moats
Drawbridges
Castles & palaces
Men -- Clothing & dress -- England -- 1400-1499
Boots -- 1400-1499
Wounds & injuries
Genres
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Copyright by Charles Scribner's Sons"
Source Note: The black arrow; a tale of the two roses; illustrations by N.C. Wyeth. Charles Scribner 1916) Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 (1850-1894), Author.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 1 print : col ; 16.5 x 13 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 48626e20-c5bb-012f-ed60-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Date Issued
1916
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