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"Defend yourself, for I shall not spare you!"
"Defend yourself, for I shall not spare you!"
"Defend yourself, for I shall not spare you!"
(American, 1882 - 1945)

"Defend yourself, for I shall not spare you!"

Oil on canvas
1927
40 1/8 × 30 1/4 in. (101.9 × 76.8 cm)
SUPP2000.222
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Collection
Not on view
"I wish you could see yourself; I wish I could tell you how you look."
"I wish you could see yourself; I wish I could tell you how you look."
N.C. Wyeth
1930 / 1931
Said, in a tremulous voice, "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
Said, in a tremulous voice, "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
N.C. Wyeth
1920
The Youth. Master, I shall not fail you.
The Youth. Master, I shall not fail you.
N.C. Wyeth
1915
The Wreck of the "Covenant" It was the spare yard I had got hold of, and I was amazed to see how far I had travelled from the brig
The Wreck of the "Covenant"
It was the spare yard I had got hold of, and I was amazed to see how far I had travelled from the brig
N.C. Wyeth
1913
The Child "Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great." --Luke 9 : 48.
The Child "Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great." --Luke 9 : 48.
N.C. Wyeth
1923
"Ahi! If he hurts so much as the little finger of my captain," Memgumban screamed, "I shall tie you to an ant hill." And he leaped at the Chinaman with his kris
"Ahi! If he hurts so much as the little finger of my captain," Memgumban screamed, "I shall tie you to an ant hill." And he leaped at the Chinaman with his kris
N.C. Wyeth
1919
"I Thank Him for the Knowledge That - I Shall Not Tell! . . . And, Perhaps, . . . I Shall Not Wholly Die. . . . Perhaps"
"I Thank Him for the Knowledge That - I Shall Not Tell! . . . And, Perhaps, . . . I Shall Not Wholly Die. . . . Perhaps"
N.C. Wyeth
1910
The Governor, infuriated by the attack upon him, thundered: "Stand where you are, or, on my oath, my men shall cut you down!"
The Governor, infuriated by the attack upon him, thundered: "Stand where you are, or, on my oath, my men shall cut you down!"
N.C. Wyeth
1929
You Shall Have Homes
You Shall Have Homes
N.C. Wyeth
1928
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"I shall pray to God that your punishment shall come!"
N.C. Wyeth
1905
"Now, mark me, mine host," Sir Daniel said, "follow but mine orders and I shall be your good lord ever"
"Now, mark me, mine host," Sir Daniel said, "follow but mine orders and I shall be your good lord ever"
N.C. Wyeth
1916
"Do you mean that you do not care--that you do not hate and despise me? I have never known a woman like you. I have never believed that there were such women."
"Do you mean that you do not care--that you do not hate and despise me? I have never known a woman like you. I have never believed that there were such women."
N.C. Wyeth
1925