Part 12 of the Nicolas Point Exhibit ( « Previous | Next » )
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[A Native Hunts
Wolves]
MJA IX C9-058
4 1⁄4” x 7”
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[A Black Robe and Chief
fall on the same day] “Chute dans la même journée du robe-noir et du grand chef.”
MJA IX C9-090
4 1⁄2” x 6 3⁄4”
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[Critical Juncture and Deliverance of Adolphe by Abraham].
“Conjoncture critique et delivrance d’Adolphe par Abraham.”
MJA IX C9-104
4 1⁄2” x 7 1⁄4”
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[Gervais, abandoned by his companion, used his knife against a
white bear who left him after being injured] “Gervais, abandonné de son camarade se sert de son couteau
contre un ours blanc qui le laissé apres avoir été blessé.”
MJA IX C9-105
4 1⁄2” x 6 7⁄8”
Description
Artist: Nicolas Point, S.J. (1799-1868)
Medium: Pencil on Paper
Lender: Midwest Jesuit Archives
Rarely seen but widely feared, wolves were the top predator in the wild, and represented another dangerous aspect of frontier life. Only the bravest, such as the Native in the first piece, dared to hunt them. But despite the dangers, both the Jesuits and natives sought to thrive in the region. The terrain caused many a riders to fall of their horses, including the European Jesuits and indigenous-as depicted in the second drawing chiefs. Many of Point’s notable converts among the Flathead still struggled against forces of nature. Adolphe is seen here being set upon by four wild bears, and Gervais fends off the wild beast while his friend runs away!
Written and narrated by Liam Brew.
Part 12 of the Nicolas Point Exhibit ( « Previous | Next » )