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LL/114957
Unidentified photographer
1850s (ca)
[Engraving by John Sartain of "Affection of the Indians for Las Casas" after a painting by Colin]

Daguerreotype
J. Paul Getty Museum
Object Number: 2015.20.28
 
Place created: Mexico
 
Daguerreotype of an engraving of a painting, "Affection of the Indians for Las Casa." The work depicts two Native Americans and three Spaniards gathered around the deathbed of Bartoleme de Las Casas, a Spanish missionary. Nonpareil brass mat. Leather case with a metal clasp, maroon velvet lining, and a geometric design.
 
LL/114957


 

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