A Charge to Keep, Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev Körner, circa 1916

A painting known as a charge to keep, a favorite of u. S. President george w. Bush. According to harpers magazine, "the artist, w. H. D. Koerner, executed it to illustrate a western short story entitled 'the slipper tongue,' published in the saturday evening post in 1916. " (however, according to the google books scan of this issue, the painting that accompanies 'the slipper tongue' is different. ) since it was published before 1923 in the united states, it is in the public domain. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1916. A Charge to Keep