Two Indians and a White Man in a Canoe

Pavel Petrovich Svinin Russian

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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.

Two Indians and a White Man in a Canoe, Pavel Petrovich Svinin (1787/88–1839), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American

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Two Indians and a White Man in a Canoe, Pavel Petrovich Svinin (1787/88–1839), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Two Indians and a White Man in a Canoe, Pavel Petrovich Svinin (1787/88–1839), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Two Indians and a White Man in a Canoe, Pavel Petrovich Svinin (1787/88–1839), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Two Indians and a White Man in a Canoe, Pavel Petrovich Svinin (1787/88–1839), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American

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