Roger Williams Sheltered by the Narragansetts - Original Engraving c. 1861
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Original engraving of about 1861 showing Roger Williams taken in by the Narragansett Indians after his flight from Massachusetts in the depth of the winter of 1636. Drawn by A. H. Wray, engraved by James Charles Armytage and published by James S. Virtue in London and New York.
Original engraving of about 1861 showing Roger Williams taken in by the Narragansett Indians after his flight from Massachusetts in the depth of the winter of 1636. Drawn by A. H. Wray, engraved by James Charles Armytage and published by James S. Virtue in London and New York.
Williams, a Puritan preacher banished for defending religious liberty and the honest purchase of land from its native owners, bought from the Narragansett the ground on which he founded Providence, the origin of the state of Rhode Island.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: A. H. Wray
Engraver / lithographer: James Charles Armytage (1802-1897)
Date: about 1861
Publisher: James S. Virtue, London and New York
Dimensions: 10.0 x 6.5 in (25.3 x 16.4 cm)
Condition: Good overall; small tear at the upper right corner and light handling rubs in the margins, outside the image
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Original engraving of about 1861 showing Roger Williams taken in by the Narragansett Indians after his flight from Massachusetts in the depth of the winter of 1636. Drawn by A. H. Wray, engraved by James Charles Armytage and published by James S. Virtue in London and New York.