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. [graphic]

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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. [graphic]
Contributor: Bakewell, Elizabeth, active 1749-1770, publisher.
Published / Created: [1755?]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Sold by Eliz. Bakewell, opposite Birchin Lane in Cornhill
Abstract: A three-quarter lenth portrait of Theyanoguin (also spelled Thoyanoguen, Tiyanoga, etc.) a Mohawk sachem, facing left, wearing European style military uniform and holding a hatchet in his right hand and a wampum belt in his left. On his visit in 1740 he received elaborate court clothing trimmed with gold lace from the King. This print may be based on a painting made from that visit. Impressions of this engraving were offered for sale in the November 1755 issue of Gentlemen's magazine within months of Hendrick's death. Hendrick negotiated peace between the Six Nations and Great Britain at the Albany Conference of 1754. He was killed during the Battle of Lake George on September 8, 1755
Description: Title engraved below image.
Date based on a November 1755 advertisement in Gentleman's magazine, two months after Theyanguin's death.
The subject is often confused with another Mohawk sachem Tejonihokarawa who visited England in 1710, met with Queen Anne and whose portrait was painted by John Verelst. See Dean R. Snow's article in New York History, Searching for Hendrick: correction of a historic conflation, v. 88, no.3.
Mounted to 57 x 44 cm. For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: Donald Heald; 19 March 2009;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 36.6 x 26.3 cm, on sheet 39 x 27.5 cm
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: 755.00.00.24+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Portraits
Portrait prints England 1755
Engravings England London 1755
Material: etching & engraving with stipple ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Theyanoguin, Hendrick Peters, 1692-1755.
Subject (Topic): Mohawk Indians
Kings and rulers
Subjects: Theyanoguin, Hendrick Peters, 1692-1755
Mohawk Indians > Kings and rulers
Mohawk Indians > Portraits
England > 1755
England > London > 1755

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 8613162
Object ID (OID): 15808829