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American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Portrait of Seneca "Squaw" and Papoose, Western New York
Object Number:
1953.209
Date:
1808
Medium:
Graphite and watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. ( 18.7 x 14.9 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower center, ink: "Squah of Seneca tribe with his(sic) papou. /aout 1808"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower edge in brown ink: "Squah of Seneca tribe with his papou. / aout. 1808."
Description:
Figures
Gallery Label:
This was drawn during a visit of the de Neuvilles to the Indian country of Western New York.
Bibliography:
Kasprycki, Sylvia S., and Feest, Christian, trans. "On the Trails of the Iroquois." Berlin: Nicolai, 2013.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Provenance:
De Neuville family, France; E. De Vries, Paris, 1928; Columbia University Press Book Store, NYC, 1929; Old Print Shop, NYC, 1953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
