Two Indians and a White Man in a Canoe
Pavel Petrovich Svinin
1811–ca. 1813 · Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper · The American Wing
In this illustration for his book "A Picturesque Voyage in North America" (1815), Svinin combined his self-portrait with depictions of two Osage Indians borrowed from the work of Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin. Although he likely did not have such an encounter with American Indians during his travels, he may have wanted this composite group—surrounded by an unspoiled landscape—to provide a hopeful image of harmonious relations between Indians and Euro-Americans.
- Artist
- Pavel Petrovich Svinin
- Date
- 1811–ca. 1813
- Medium
- Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1942
