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Luisa Calderón (torture Victim)
Luisa Calderón or Louisa Calderon (born maybe 25 August 1788 – died maybe 1825) was a Trinidadian servant and torture victim. In a high profile case, the former governor of Trinidad, Sir Thomas Picton, was found guilty of arranging for her to be tortured. His conviction was later overturned. Following a re-evaluation of Thomas Picton, Calderón has featured in a display of the former governor's portrait at the National Museum Cardiff. Early life Calderón had a baptismal record which claimed that she was born on 25 August 1788, but this may be a later forgery. She was the last of three daughters of Maria Calderón, who had been released from slavery in the Spanish province of Venezuela. Her father was Juan Santiago Bacuba. Calderón was name of the person who bought her mother out of slavery; the last name of mother and daughter had previously been that of their owner, who was named Nuñez.Lionel Mordaunt Fraser, ''History of Trinidad, Vol. I: From 1781 to 1813'', Governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Swaine
John Swaine (26 June 1775 – 25 November 1860), was an English draughtsman and engraver. Life and work Swaine was born at Stanwell, Middlesex, on 26 June 1775, the son of John and Margaret Swaine, and became a pupil first of Jacob Schnebbelie and afterwards of Barak Longmate. He is best known for his excellent facsimile copies of old prints, of which the most noteworthy are the famous portrait of Shakespeare by Martin Droeshout, William Faithorne's portrait of Thomas Stanley, David Loggan's frontispiece to the Book of Common Prayer, and the plates to William Ottley's ‘History of Engraving,’ (1816), and Singer's ‘History of Playing Cards,’ 1816. He also engraved many illustrations for various scientific, topographical, and antiquarian works, including the whole series of plates in William Marsden's 'Oriental Coins,’ (1823–5), and many subjects of natural history for the transactions of the Linnean, Zoological, and Entomological societies. There are a few ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
