Christian and Rebecca Protten, ca. 1751
Photo of oil painting (courtesy of Jon Sensbach) by Johann Valentin Haidt, held by the Moravian Archives (Unity Archives [Archiv der Bruder-Unitat]), Herrnhut (Germany). Christian Protten (1715-1769) and Rebecca (1718-1780), an ex-slave and Moravian convert were married in Germany in 1740; shown also is their child, Anna Maria Protten. For details on the lives of these people and this portrait in particular, see Jon Sensbach, Rebecca's Revival (Harvard Univ. Press, 2005), 196-200 and passim; see also image reference Sensbach3.
Image Title
Christian and Rebecca Protten, ca. 1751
RegID
SI-OB-540
Date
1751
Title
Christian and Rebecca Protten, ca. 1751
Source
See Comments.
Language
English
Item sets
Portraits & Illustrations of Individuals
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Voltaic
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
2-Apr-16
Identifier
Sensbach4