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The Governor, infuriated by the attack upon him, thundered: "Stand where you are, or, on my oath, my men shall cut you down!"

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

The Governor, infuriated by the attack upon him, thundered: "Stand where you are, or, on my oath, my men shall cut you down!"

Medium: Oil on canvas adhered to hardboard
Date: 1929
Dimensions:
31 1/2 × 61 1/2 in. (80 × 156.2 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.508
Research Number: NCW: 508
InscribedUpper left: from / N. C. WYETH (underlined) / TO HARRY DONOHUE
ProvenanceThe artist; gift to Harry Donahue (employee of Beck Engraving Co.) and descended in family to 2014; (Sothebys, New York, NY, May 21, 2014, lot no. 63);
References Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 265; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1121, p. 522
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Digital photography directly from painting
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer, 7/2006