Subject
Pocahontas, - 1617.
Rolfe, John, 1585-1622
Jamestown (Va.) - Pictorial works
Jamestown (Va.) - Social life and customs
Rites and ceremonies - Virginia - Jamestown
King, Sidney E. (Sidney Eugene), 1906-2002
Description
Oil painting depicting the marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe in the church at Jamestown in April 1614. The daughter of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas spent time in captivity at Jamestown during a period of hostilities between the English settlers and Native American population. Rolfe fell in love with Pocahontas and petitioned the governor for permission to marry her. Their union was approved by Thomas Dale in the hopes that it would foster better relations with tribes in Virginia.