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  • A fully clothed European man steps out of a crowded longboat onto the shore, where he is greeted by several Indigenous people bearing gifts, who are stereotypically depicted as minimally clothed.
  • A fully clothed European man steps out of a crowded longboat onto the shore, where he is greeted by several Indigenous people bearing gifts, who are stereotypically depicted as minimally clothed.
  • A fully clothed European man steps out of a crowded longboat onto the shore, where he is greeted by several Indigenous people bearing gifts, who are stereotypically depicted as minimally clothed.

Alonzo Chappel

The Landing of Roger Williams in 1636
Now On View

Maker

Alonzo Chappel (American, 1828-1887)

Title

The Landing of Roger Williams in 1636

Year

1857

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

50.8 x 61.3 cm (20 x 24 1/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

43.003

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

From the Reserve IV
Nineteenth-Century American Painting
Jul 22, 1994 – Oct 02, 1994
Romanticism and Revival
Nineteenth-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jun 26, 1993
Raid the Icebox 1 with Andy Warhol
Apr 23, 1970 – Jun 30, 1970

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Alonzo Chappel (American, 1828-1887)
The Landing of Roger Williams in 1636, 1857
Oil on canvas
50.8 x 61.3 cm (20 x 24 1/8 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 43.003

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