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"Under the Penalty of the Law"
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"Under the Penalty of the Law"
"Under the Penalty of the Law"
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)

"Under the Penalty of the Law"

Graphite and ink on paper
Prior to 1902
17 13/16 × 7 in. (45.2 × 17.8 cm)
SUPP2000.2246.360
The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Not on view
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"They'd git you, Jack, if you did," suggested the law-man grimly.
"They'd git you, Jack, if you did," suggested the law-man grimly.
N.C. Wyeth
1905
The queen lounged restfully on the divan among the cushions, looking out at him under lowered lashes, like one who dreams
The queen lounged restfully on the divan among the cushions, looking out at him under lowered lashes, like one who dreams
N.C. Wyeth
1923
Under Svenson's charge the spell of the desert took hold.
Under Svenson's charge the spell of the desert took hold.
N.C. Wyeth
1909
I step nearer and see a pistol under the seat and another pistol alongside him. I have a nidea o' grabing one o' them.
I step nearer and see a pistol under the seat and another pistol alongside him. I have a nidea o' grabing one o' them.
N.C. Wyeth
1919
"And Jan felt the throb and pulse of a giant life under him--" (Collier's Weekly, cover illustration)
"And Jan felt the throb and pulse of a giant life under him--" (Collier's Weekly, cover illustration)
N.C. Wyeth
ca. 1911
The little cockle dipped into the swell and staggered under every gust of wind
The little cockle dipped into the swell and staggered under every gust of wind
N.C. Wyeth
1916
I found him sitting out under the moon, smoking a cheroot as usual.
I found him sitting out under the moon, smoking a cheroot as usual.
N.C. Wyeth
1911
The ball, speeding from under the animals' feet, had rolled straight toward the goal.
The ball, speeding from under the animals' feet, had rolled straight toward the goal.
N.C. Wyeth
1904
untitled (Chadds Ford landscape with figures under a tree)
untitled (Chadds Ford landscape with figures under a tree)
N.C. Wyeth
ca. 1908 / 1910
Young Couple under Umbrella
Young Couple under Umbrella
Walter Shirlaw
1862
Under the Falls, Catskills Mountains
Under the Falls, Catskills Mountains
Winslow Homer
1872
Untitled (study of a kitchen sink, with pans and milk bottle; verso, study of dogwood flowers)
Untitled (study of a kitchen sink, with pans and milk bottle; verso, study of dogwood flowers)
N.C. Wyeth
Prior to 1902

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