Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.

Natural Bridge over Cedar Creek, Virginia

Artistafter William Goodacre (English, 1803 - 1883)

Publisher J. & F. Tallis (British, founded 1765)

Artist Richmond Conservators of Works on Paper

Dateca. 1850

MediumEngraving

Dimensions7 1/4 × 10 7/8 in. (18.4 × 27.6 cm)

ClassificationsAmerican art

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2018.13

Terms

printing and printing processes and techniques
printmaking
prints
engraving (printing process)
Nature
vignettes
chains
slavery
slaves
Native American
American
Natural Bridge
Cedar Creek
Virginia

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DescriptionThis is an engraving on paper which depicts a scene of the Natural Bridge in Virginia. The principal image is surrounded by five vignettes and a decorative border. The vignettes depict a man shackled in chains and chained to rocks, an enslaved person being tortured and whipped, a group of figures in English costume quarreling, a group of Native American figures engaged in conflict, and a scene of an overburdened man carrying a large parcel.