2-891-031 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Le Romance du Cortés (The Song of Cortez) (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, 1815. 'Cortez Recevoie une Esclave Sans Rançon', [Cortez Recieves a (female) Slave with no Ransom]; 'Cortez Refuse les presens des Indiens', [Cortez Refuses the gifts of the Indians]. Eurocentric view of the invasion and conquest of the Americas. Designed by Delmès after Hyacinthe Aubry-Lecomte, manufactured by Favre-Petitpierre et Cie. Detail from a larger artwork.