COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
32623
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32623
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Record number:
32623
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32623
Record number
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JCB call number:
En74 B169b
jcb_call_no
En74 B169b
JCB call number
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Image title:
The brave old Hendrick the great Sachem or Chief of the Mohawk Indians, one of the Six Nations now in Alliance with & Subject to the King of Great Britain.
image_title
The brave old Hendrick the great Sachem or Chief of the Mohawk Indians, one of the Six Nations now in Alliance with & Subject to the King of Great Britain.
Image title
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Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
Sold by Eliz. Bakewell opposite Birchin Lane in Cornhill
image_publisher
Sold by Eliz. Bakewell opposite Birchin Lane in Cornhill
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1740?
image_date
1740?
Image date
false
Image function:
print
image_function
print
Image function
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Technique:
engraving, hand coloring
technique
engraving, hand coloring
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
32 cm.
image_dimensions_height
32 cm.
Image dimension height
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Image dimension width:
24.4 cm.
image_dimensions_width
24.4 cm.
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
35.3 cm.
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35.3 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
24.4 cm.
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24.4 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink, colors
materials_medium
ink, colors
Materials medium
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
Materials support
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Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
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Description:
Portrait of Hendrick, a Mohawk chief, wearing European clothing and holding a necklace and hatchet or tomahawk. Includes facial tattoos.
description
Portrait of Hendrick, a Mohawk chief, wearing European clothing and holding a necklace and hatchet or tomahawk. Includes facial tattoos.
Description
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notes:
The identity of the man in this portrait is disputed. A Mohawk named King Hendrick or Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row (born around 1677) was presented to Queen Anne in 1710 as the leader of a diplomatic delegation of three Mohawks and one Mahican. The common story has been that three decades later in 1744, this Hendrick (portrayed in this engraving) was also presented to King George II and had his portrait painted in England. Alden Vaughan argues that this engraving was of another individual than Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row. This portrait is of Hendrick Theyanoguin--a Mohawk known for his activities during the Indian wars of the 1740s, for his speech to the Albany Congress of 1754, and for his death at the battle of Lake George in 1755. Vaughan believes the man in this portrait never traveled to England and the painting (now lost) upon which this engraving was based was painted by an American (or perhaps itinerant English) artist in America.
notes
The identity of the man in this portrait is disputed. A Mohawk named King Hendrick or Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row (born around 1677) was presented to Queen Anne in 1710 as the leader of a diplomatic delegation of three Mohawks and one Mahican. The common story has been that three decades later in 1744, this Hendrick (portrayed in this engraving) was also presented to King George II and had his portrait painted in England. Alden Vaughan argues that this engraving was of another individual than Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row. This portrait is of Hendrick Theyanoguin--a Mohawk known for his activities during the Indian wars of the 1740s, for his speech to the Albany Congress of 1754, and for his death at the battle of Lake George in 1755. Vaughan believes the man in this portrait never traveled to England and the painting (now lost) upon which this engraving was based was painted by an American (or perhaps itinerant English) artist in America.
notes
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Time Period:
1701-1750
time_period
1701-1750
Time Period
false
References:
Vail, R.W.G. "The Four Kings of Canada," in To Doctor R., p. 224-225
references_
Vail, R.W.G. "The Four Kings of Canada," in To Doctor R., p. 224-225
References
false
References exhibitions:
Danforth, S. Encountering the New World, Fig. 58, Item 147
references_exhibitions
Danforth, S. Encountering the New World, Fig. 58, Item 147
References exhibitions
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1960.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1960.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
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geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
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Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Portraits
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Portraits
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Indians of North America
subject_heads
Indians of North America
Subject headings
false