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"But be at rest; the Black Arrow flieth nevermore"
"But be at rest; the Black Arrow flieth nevermore"
"But be at rest; the Black Arrow flieth nevermore"
(American, 1882 - 1945)

"But be at rest; the Black Arrow flieth nevermore"

Alternate Title(s)
  • The Black Arrow Flieth Nevermore; Death of Sir Daniel; The Black Arrow Shall Flieth No More
Oil on canvas
1916
40 × 32 1/4 in. (101.6 × 81.9 cm)
SUPP2000.26
The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Not on view
The Black Arrow, title page illustration
The Black Arrow, title page illustration
N.C. Wyeth
1916
The Black Arrow, endpaper illustration
The Black Arrow, endpaper illustration
N.C. Wyeth
1916
The Black Arrow, cover illustration
The Black Arrow, cover illustration
N.C. Wyeth
1916
The Rest Were Shot and Thrown Overboard
The Rest Were Shot and Thrown Overboard
Howard Pyle
1907
Plate #38 | Here ends our tale; here ends the Snake, | There is no sequel climax-capping | Except that Tompkins wide-awake | Vows nevermore to be caught napping.
Plate #38 | Here ends our tale; here ends the Snake, | There is no sequel climax-capping | Except that Tompkins wide-awake | Vows nevermore to be caught napping.
Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
"All the rest of it wouldn't have mattered without you," he said
"All the rest of it wouldn't have mattered without you," he said
Harvey T. Dunn
ca. 1917
Big Black Beppo and Little Black Beppo
Big Black Beppo and Little Black Beppo
N.C. Wyeth
1924
Memgumban, back in the steamy hills, was unhappy. The hills were sadly unimproved real estate. Trees full of pythons, jungles swarming with nasty little hill dwarfs who blew poisoned arrows at you as a pasttime.
Memgumban, back in the steamy hills, was unhappy. The hills were sadly unimproved real estate. Trees full of pythons, jungles swarming with nasty little hill dwarfs who blew poisoned arrows at you as a pasttime.
N.C. Wyeth
1919
Robin Hood and His Companions Lend Aid to Will o' th' Green from Ambush Their arrows flew together, marvellous shots, each finding its prey.
Robin Hood and His Companions Lend Aid to Will o' th' Green from Ambush
Their arrows flew together, marvellous shots, each finding its prey.
N.C. Wyeth
1917
Jonathan shot, as he walked along, and the boy, running ahead, picked up the arrows and brought them back. And when they were out of sight of the court, they went toward a rock named Ezel, accessible from the wilderness and not far from the road. There David had hidden, straining his ears for the words that might mean life or death
Jonathan shot, as he walked along, and the boy, running ahead, picked up the arrows and brought them back. And when they were out of sight of the court, they went toward a rock named Ezel, accessible from the wilderness and not far from the road. There David had hidden, straining his ears for the words that might mean life or death
N.C. Wyeth
1929
Lastly, a little before dawn, a spearman had come staggering to the moat side, pierced by arrows
Lastly, a little before dawn, a spearman had come staggering to the moat side, pierced by arrows
N.C. Wyeth
1916
Behind Simpson's dead-mule barricade we made ready for attack from the circling redskins. The carcases were soon stuck full of arrows, and Woods was winged in the shoulder.
Behind Simpson's dead-mule barricade we made ready for attack from the circling redskins. The carcases were soon stuck full of arrows, and Woods was winged in the shoulder.
N.C. Wyeth
1916