Sujet

Peter Williamson, Remarkable for his Captivity & Sufferings', 1821.

Légende

'Peter Williamson, Remarkable for his Captivity & Sufferings', 1821. Portrait of Scottish memoirist Peter Williamson (1730-1799) 'habited in the dress of a Delaware North American Indian'. Williamson was kidnapped and taken to North America at an early age. On his return he toured Scotland and England in the guise of a 'Red Indian' and called himself 'Indian Peter'. From "Wonderful Characters: Comprising Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Most Remarkable Persons of Every Age and Nation", Vol. II, by Henry Wilson. [J. Robins and Co. Albion Press, London, 1821]

Date

1821

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F21_275

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

62,4Mo (2,7Mo) / 31,6cm x 49,5cm / 3728 x 5847 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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