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Jules Verne's novel The Mysterious Island was originally published in 1875 as a sequel to his Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, with the famed Captain Nemo appearing in both books. N C Wyeth's portrait of the character is an unforgettable image. The Captain's eerie skin color is Wyeth's interpretation of the effect of electric light in the undersea salon of the legendary recluse. Wyeth conceived the sumptuous peacock tapestry behind the figure to allude to Nemo's past life as the wealthy and learned Prince Dakkar of India, the peacock's native habitat.
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