Christendom appears clearly to me to be one of those trifling, insignificant arts, which has never been of any substantial advantage to mankind.

This is another way that Hicks' tries to convey "uniformity" or peace. 1847–1848; The Landing of Columbus c. First the right area of both paintings appears to be the most congested area in which the size of each object seems to reflect its importance regardless of its position in space.

He became a Quaker icon because of his paintings.