Title

John Brown Meeting the Slave Mother and Her Child on the Steps of Charlestown Jail on His Way to Execution.

Creator

Currier and Ives
Louis Ransom

Files

Creator Role

publishers copyrighters painter

Description

The color lithograph depicts a scene outside of a jail house in Charles Town, West Virginia. Pictured are John Brown, a slave mother and child, and several pro-slavery sympathizers. Brown was convicted of treason for attempting to overtake a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry and was sentenced to death. The scene takes place just before Brown was executed.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1863

Measurement

13 X 9 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper color lithography

Inscription

Recto, below image: PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES, / Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1863, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. / 152 NASSAU ST. NEW YORK. / JOHN BROWN / Meeting the Slave mother and her Child on the steps of Charlestown jail on his way to execution. / The Artist has represented Capt. Brown regarding with a look of compassion, a Slave-mother and Child who obstructed / the passage on his way to the Scaffold. / Capt. Brown stooped and kissed the Child - then met his fate. / FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY LOUIS RANSOM.

Subjects

Brown, John, 1800-1859; Execution sites; Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859

Work Type

Lithograph

Class

prints

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

5590

Digital ID

FVW_05590

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.