Original Watercolor of the Iroquois League's King Hendrick, or Soi-En-Ga-Rah-Ta
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Artist Unknown, [Possibly A. Newsam].
Soi-En-Ga-Rah-Ta, or King Hendrick.
Pencil and watercolor on paper.
Early to mid 19th-century.
12 5/8" x 9 1/4" sheet, 21 1/2" x 18 1/4" framed.
Original watercolor that was used for a lithograph in 'Information respecting the history, condition and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States. Part 6' by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864), published in Philadelphia in 1857.
This work shows an American Indian identified as Soi-En-Ga-Rah-Ta, or "King Hendrick." Soi-En-Ga-Rah-Ta was an Iroquois League chief born around 1677, who became a prominent leader by the early 1700s. He is sometimes referred to as "King of the Mohawk, " and traveled to Great Britain in 1710 as a representative of the Six Nations, comprising the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora peoples. He was killed in combat during the French and Indian War in September 1755, and was remembered as a great orator and spirited leader.
Soi-En-Ga-Rah-Ta, or King Hendrick.
Pencil and watercolor on paper.
Early to mid 19th-century.
12 5/8" x 9 1/4" sheet, 21 1/2" x 18 1/4" framed.
Original watercolor that was used for a lithograph in 'Information respecting the history, condition and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States. Part 6' by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864), published in Philadelphia in 1857.
This work shows an American Indian identified as Soi-En-Ga-Rah-Ta, or "King Hendrick." Soi-En-Ga-Rah-Ta was an Iroquois League chief born around 1677, who became a prominent leader by the early 1700s. He is sometimes referred to as "King of the Mohawk, " and traveled to Great Britain in 1710 as a representative of the Six Nations, comprising the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora peoples. He was killed in combat during the French and Indian War in September 1755, and was remembered as a great orator and spirited leader.
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Original Watercolor of the Iroquois League's King Hendrick, or Soi-En-Ga-Rah-Ta
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