‘My hatred of him seemed suddenly to have taken to itself wings’ (A Wounded Enemy)
We are looking at ‘My hatred of him seemed suddenly to have taken to itself wings’ (A Wounded Enemy), an oil on canvas created by Howard Pyle. This work, dating from about 1853, reflects the early period of an artist who would eventually become a central figure in American illustration. Pyle was a man of many disciplines, working as an illustrator, painter, and author. His ability to weave narrative into…








