Portrait of Pocahontas, by an Uunidentified Artist / copy after Simon van de Passe. Born in present-day coastal Virginia, Matoaka, also known as Pocahontas, grew up among Algonquian-speaking Powhatan people overseen by her father. In 1613 an English sea captain kidnapped and ransomed her for corn, guns, and prisoners. While in captivity she was converted to Christianity, took the name Rebecca, and married the tobacco farmer John Rolfe. An optimised version of an image of a painting in the National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian.

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Size: 3378px × 4000px
Location: Washington DC
Photo credit: © World Illustrated / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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