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He was actually fretting with the bit.
He was actually fretting with the bit.
He was actually fretting with the bit.
(American, 1882 - 1945)

He was actually fretting with the bit.

Alternate Title(s)
  • possibly The Picador
Oil on canvas
1907
dimensions unavailable
SUPP2000.659
Known by reproduction only
Not on view
"We'll lave it up to the termites," says he, and he sat down and lit another cigarette. He'd smoked three before wan av the termites arrived and bit the poor lip ave me . . .
"We'll lave it up to the termites," says he, and he sat down and lit another cigarette. He'd smoked three before wan av the termites arrived and bit the poor lip ave me . . .
N.C. Wyeth
1914
They seemed actually to know Yancey. They called him Buffalo Head.
They seemed actually to know Yancey. They called him Buffalo Head.
N.C. Wyeth
1929
"Send him back? Not a bit of it! We're going to hang him higher than Haman"
"Send him back? Not a bit of it! We're going to hang him higher than Haman"
N.C. Wyeth
1912
This was the only bit of land above water anywhere about
This was the only bit of land above water anywhere about
N.C. Wyeth
1940
A Sturdy Bit of Pioneer
A Sturdy Bit of Pioneer
N.C. Wyeth
1905
Historic Bits. Too Late. Result of Cornwallis's Decision to Defer his Attack Until Morning on "That Fox Washington."
Historic Bits. Too Late. Result of Cornwallis's Decision to Defer his Attack Until Morning on "That Fox Washington."
Will Crawford
1901
But Sir Henry never stopped. He kept right on. When he reached the top step he braced his foot on it and gave a mighty spring and caught the Greaser around the waist and swung him clean out of the saddle.
But Sir Henry never stopped. He kept right on. When he reached the top step he braced his foot on it and gave a mighty spring and caught the Greaser around the waist and swung him clean out of the saddle.
N.C. Wyeth
1912
"As He Sat in the Doorway Looking at the Storm He Realized that He was Shaken by a Wild, Crude Lyric of Passion"
"As He Sat in the Doorway Looking at the Storm He Realized that He was Shaken by a Wild, Crude Lyric of Passion"
N.C. Wyeth
1908
Kindly but sternly Eli watched the little Samuel. Had he been too indulgent with his own boys? He must not make the same mistake with this young life. Earnestly he taught and admonished and corrected, and "the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the Lord, and also with men"
Kindly but sternly Eli watched the little Samuel. Had he been too indulgent with his own boys? He must not make the same mistake with this young life. Earnestly he taught and admonished and corrected, and "the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the Lord, and also with men"
N.C. Wyeth
1928
Alleyne's ride with a message for the Prince He was dizzy, sick, faint, but he must not die, and he must not tarry, for his life meant many lives that day.
Alleyne's ride with a message for the Prince He was dizzy, sick, faint, but he must not die, and he must not tarry, for his life meant many lives that day.
N.C. Wyeth
1922
The boy, Moses, clad in princely garments, witnessed the bitter suffering of his people at the hands of the Egyptian taskmasters. As he grew in years he became increasingly conscious of his kinship with the oppressed and exploited workers
The boy, Moses, clad in princely garments, witnessed the bitter suffering of his people at the hands of the Egyptian taskmasters. As he grew in years he became increasingly conscious of his kinship with the oppressed and exploited workers
N.C. Wyeth
1928
He was caught, turned about and turkey-trotted aft toward Captain Bill's cabin, into which he was unceremoniously heaved like a sack of cabbage.
He was caught, turned about and turkey-trotted aft toward Captain Bill's cabin, into which he was unceremoniously heaved like a sack of cabbage.
N.C. Wyeth
1916