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title: Portrait of Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinque): Leader of the Amistad Seizure
author: Nathaniel Jocelyn
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20805/portrait-of-sengbe-pieh-joseph-cinque/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-08-15
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# Portrait of Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinque): Leader of the Amistad Seizure
_Authored by Nathaniel Jocelyn_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20805.jpeg)
## Image Caption
Portrait of Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinque), leader of the [Amistad Seizure](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amistad_Seizure/) of 1839, oil on canvas by Nathaniel Jocelyn, 1840.
New Haven Museum, New Haven.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Jocelyn, N. (2025, August 15). Portrait of Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinque): Leader of the Amistad Seizure. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Jocelyn, Nathaniel. "Portrait of Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinque): Leader of the Amistad Seizure." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 15, 2025. .
### MLA
Jocelyn, Nathaniel. "Portrait of Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinque): Leader of the Amistad Seizure." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Aug 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sengbe_Pieh.jpg) by [**Nathaniel Jocelyn**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sengbe_Pieh.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 15 August 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.