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37. Selected image: page 27. Source: Glass, James William. "John Rolfe and Pocahontas." c. 1850. (William M. S. Rasmussen and Robert S. Tilton, Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend. Richmond: Virginia Historical Society, 1994. 27.) According to Rasmussen and Tilton, "Glass no doubt conceived his painting to supplement Chapman's [1840] mural by providing an earlier, foundational event. His figures are cruder than those of Chapman but bear a noticeable resemblance to them." Glass saw more "than a teacher-student relationship in their sessions. Rolfe embraces Pocahontas, and neither's eyes are directed at the crucifix to which he gestures." For the wedding of Rolfe and Pocahontas, see Glass 1850.
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