Blood of Souls/Diadem of Kings

Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series a-Historical landscapes

Date2023

Artist Jean-Marc Superville Sovak (Canadian, born 1976)

engraver Thomas Creswick (English, 1811-1869)

engraver James Tilbitts Willmore (English, 1800-1863)

after a sketch by William Henry Bartlett (English, 1809-1854)

CultureCanadian, American

MediumTwo monoprints on inkjet paper, mounted to board

DimensionsImage (Each): 12 7/8 x 19 1/8 in. (32.7 x 48.5 cm)
Support: 15 15/16 x 40 13/16 in. (40.5 x 103.6 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, gift of Mrs. Frederick Ferris Thompson, by exchange

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Not on view

Period21st c

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InscribedOn recto of each, printed lower margin: T. Creswick after a sketch by Mr. Bartlett. J. T. Willmore

DescriptionTwo reproductions of a print of the Connecticut river with small vessels floating down it and Mount Tom visible in the background. In the foreground of the print art two figures along a wooden fence and a few more in the background.

Overlaid atop the left print, but in the manner as to appear the same, is a repeated
Black man rises up from the waters. His skin is painted with shimmering gold and he pointing his finger in the air.
Overlaid atop the left print in the same manner as above is the same Black man within the water but advancing on him from land is a repeated figure of a white man holding a whip in his hand. Next to the actively whipping figure is another with his arm across his chest as he arcs his whip backwards, ready to strike out.

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