Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row Emperor of the Six Nations
Dateca. 1710
After work by
John Verelst
Engraver
John Simon
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 16 1/4" x OW: 10 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1999-48
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row Emperor of the Six Nations/ I. Verelst pinx./ I. Simon Fec./ Sold at the Rainbow and Dove the corner of Ivey bridge in the Strand"Label TextIn 1718, Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood received prints of the Four Kings of Canada to hang in the Council Chamber of the Capitol. These four Iroquois leaders were escorted to England to meet with Queen Anne in 1710 by Virginia’s Governor Francis Nicholson. Their likeness was taken by court painter, John Verelst and later engraved in mezzotint. These prints likely represent the earliest authentic representations of Iroquois pictured in their native dress.
June 14, 1782
April 1, 1783
