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The First Cargo
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The First Cargo
The First Cargo
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)

The First Cargo

Alternate Title(s)
  • The Saxons; The Saxon Invaders; The Coming of Hengist and Horsa
Oil on canvas
1910
47 × 38 in. (119.4 × 96.5 cm)
SUPP2000.156
The New York Public Library
Not On View
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Through the Mists, The First Cargo, headpiece illustration
Through the Mists, The First Cargo, headpiece illustration
N.C. Wyeth
1910
First Mark for Treasure Island
First Mark for Treasure Island
N.C. Wyeth
1911
When he was fourteen, Michael Strogoff had killed his first bear, quite alone.
When he was fourteen, Michael Strogoff had killed his first bear, quite alone.
N.C. Wyeth
1927
First Aid to the Hungry
First Aid to the Hungry
N.C. Wyeth
1914
"At first, for some time, I was not able to answer him one word; but as he had taken me in his arms, I held fast by him, or I should have fallen to the ground"
"At first, for some time, I was not able to answer him one word; but as he had taken me in his arms, I held fast by him, or I should have fallen to the ground"
N.C. Wyeth
1920
The first walking of Thorgunna. Great fear fell upon them: the marrow of their back grew cold.
The first walking of Thorgunna.
Great fear fell upon them: the marrow of their back grew cold.
N.C. Wyeth
1914
"--and making it into a great cross, I set it up on the shore where I first landed--"
"--and making it into a great cross, I set it up on the shore where I first landed--"
N.C. Wyeth
1920
The death of Finnward Keelfarer. This was the first vengeance of Thorgunna.
The death of Finnward Keelfarer. This was the first vengeance of Thorgunna.
N.C. Wyeth
1914
"On waking he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen"
"On waking he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen"
N.C. Wyeth
1921
"When Drake saw for the first time the waters of the South Sea."
"When Drake saw for the first time the waters of the South Sea."
N.C. Wyeth
1906
I had half seen how he had rested his elbow on the hedge and carried his head to one side when he fired that first shot.
I had half seen how he had rested his elbow on the hedge and carried his head to one side when he fired that first shot.
N.C. Wyeth
1911
"They got to fightin' on which should get the first hoss: so I bent my gun on them and made them draw lots"
"They got to fightin' on which should get the first hoss: so I bent my gun on them and made them draw lots"
N.C. Wyeth
1906

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