Smith rescued by Pocahontas / E. Corbould ; T. Knight. – Vintage Print
![Smith rescued by Pocahontas / E. Corbould ; T. Knight., London : George Virtue, [between 1850 and 1900] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fd/fdef0084c378-L.webp)
(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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This rare antique engraving captures Smith rescued by Pocahontas / E. Corbould ; T. Knight. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Smith rescued by Pocahontas / E. Corbould ; T. Knight.
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Pocahontas throwing herself across the body of John Smith is the scene this engraving sets out to show, a moment that has been retold for centuries even though historians still debate whether it happened as described. The story comes from Smith's own writings about his captivity among the Powhatan people in Virginia around 1607, and it became one of the best-known episodes in English-language accounts of the colony. This London print, issued by George Virtue in the second half of the nineteenth century, reflects how Victorian audiences preferred to picture the encounter: a dramatic rescue staged for sentiment and empire as much as for historical record.
| Created / published | London : George Virtue, [between 1850 and 1900] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Engravings 1850-1900. |
| Subjects | Pocahontas,--d. 1617. Smith, John,--1580-1631. Executions--Virginia--1600-1620. Indians of North America--Virginia--1600-1620. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,292 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-185820 |
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