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Baptism of Pocahontas" painting in Capitol Rotunda – Antique Print

Baptism of Pocahontas" painting in Capitol Rotunda — historic photograph
Baptism of Pocahontas" painting in Capitol Rotunda. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Baptism of Pocahontas" painting in Capitol Rotunda comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Baptism of Pocahontas" painting in Capitol Rotunda

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This glass negative records John Gadsby Chapman's *The Baptism of Pocahontas*, one of the large history paintings hung in the Capitol Rotunda. Chapman completed the canvas in 1840, and it shows the 1613 baptism of Pocahontas at Jamestown, a scene meant to celebrate the colony's early days. The National Photo Company made the plate in the early twentieth century, when it photographed Washington's landmarks for sale to visitors. Its surface shows streaks and blemishes from the aging of the glass coating, which gives the image a worn, documentary quality.

Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
GenreTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,347 × 5,098 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261768

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