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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Execution of the Inca of Peru by Pizarro

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0182 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1870 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 17 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Execution of the Inca of Peru by Pizarro" dated 1870. Depicts Spanish soliders surrounding an Incan man chained to a log with branches piled at his feet. In the foreground a religous man waves a Christian cross in the face of the Incan. In the Background Spanish soliders raise burning torches into the air. Engraved from the original painting by Alonzo Chappel in the possession of the publishers at time of engraving.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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