The Pilgrims in Art

It’s pretty easy to pick out a Pilgrim in art even though many of the images are not factual and tend to be romanticized.

The first image we have of the Pilgrims is an engraving by Samuel Hall.

Michel Felice Corne used the Hall engraving to create his painting, “The Landing of the Pilgrims seen below.



Notice the Pilgrims are not wearing what we usually think of.  Instead of the 1600s their clothing is more in line with the 1800s.

There is also a group of Native Americans greeting the Pilgrims.  This didn’t actually happen.    In fact, it was almost four months before there was an actual meet-up.

This is most certainly one example when the artwork does not portray actual history.

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