Engraving
- Title:
- The Marriage of Pocahontas
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1978.031.19
- Creator:
- Brueckner, Henry; McRay, John C. (fl. 1850-1880)
Engraver - Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1855
- Description:
- Engraving, The Marriage of Pocahontas, engraved and published by John C. McRae (fl. 1850-1880), after a painting by Henry Brueckner, 1855. Ink on paper. Man, John Rolfe, at center with upcast eyes, right hand raised with finger pointing to sky, holds with his left hand the hand of a Native American woman, Pocahontas; she has downcast eyes. Surrounded by a large crowd of Native and Anglo men and women; roses on floor. Title in lower margin: "THE MARRIAGE OF POCAHONTAS. / from the Original Picture in the possession of the Publisher. / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855 by John McRae in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York." Directly below image: "PAINTED BY HENRY BRUECKNER", "PUBLISHED BY JOHN C. McRAE BROADWAY, N.Y. ", "ENGRAVED BY JOHN C. McRAE.", "Proof". Image of liberty in center, stepping on monarch, holding a liberty pole with surrounded with the motto: "SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS / AT JAMESTOWN 1613". Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-28.9 W-38.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of J. Robert Merrill
- Subjects:
- Pocahontas, Marriage, Rolfe, John
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