John_Brown_on_his_way_to_his_execution.jpg
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Summary
Description John Brown on his way to his execution.jpg |
English:
Sic semper tyrannis
("thus always to tyrants") is the motto of the state of Virginia, whise flag is in the halo over Brown's head. "John Brown / Meeting the Slave Mother and her Child on the steps of Charlestown jail on his way to execution. The Artist has represented Capt. Brown regarding with a look of compassion, a Slave-mother and Child who obstructed the passage on his way to the Scaffold. Capt. Brown stooped and kissed the Child - then met his fate." Picture is intended to suggest a parallel with Christ on the way to his execution. Note Virgin Mary-like black
mammy
nursing a mulatto baby (see
Children of the plantation
).
Currier and Ives
print of 1863. Reproduces a lost painting by Louis Ransom, once held by
Oberlin College
Medium: 1 print on wove paper : lithograph ; image 33 x 21.8 cm. |
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creator QS:P170,Q4233718,P1877,Q97603669
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