Flickr - USCapitol - Baptism of Pocahontas, John Gadsby Chapman

:john gadsby chapman oil on canvas, 12' x 18' 1839; placed 1840 rotunda u. S. Capitol this painting depicts the ceremony in which pocahontas, daughter of the influential algonkian chief powhatan, was baptized and given the name rebecca in an anglican church. This official architect of the capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commercial use). When any of these images is used the photographic credit line should read “architect of the capitol. ” these images may not be used in any way that would imply endorsement by the architect of the capitol or the united states congress of a product, service or point of view. For more information visit www. Aoc. Gov.