Oath of the Ancestors, Guillaume Guillon-Lethiere, 1822
The Oath of the Ancestors, painted in 1822 by the French Neoclassical artist Guillaume Guillon-Lethiere (1760-1832). Lethiere was of mixed Caribbean and French parentage. The painting depicts the alliance in 1802 of two of Haitis founding revolutionaries, the mixed-race general Alexandre Petion (left) and the Black general Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Haitian independence was declared in 1804
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50658546
Media ID
50658546
Size
2520px x 3731px
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© Science Source / Mary Evans Picture Library
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Date
1822
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1822 Alexandre Ancestors Blacks Eighteenth Enslave Enslaved Gods Guillaume Haiti Haitian Jean-jacques Neoclassical Oath Petion Revolt Revolutions Slaves
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