Execution of the thirty-eight Sioux Indians
Color illustration showing a scaffold and condemned prisoners in the center, surrounded by rows of soldiers in light blue uniforms, standing or on horseback. A crowd surrounds the scene. An American flag flies from a flagpole near the scaffold. In the distance, buildings line the square, topped by a blue sky. Text is printed below the illustration. The scene depicts the execution of Sioux natives in Minnesota on December 26, 1662.
- Accession Number 2022.26.79
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Technique engraving
- Measurements 42,5 x 53,9 cm
- Accession Number 2022.26.79
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Technique engraving
- Measurements 42,5 x 53,9 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Dave St-Martin, 2022.026.079
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