Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow King of the Maquas
Dateca. 1710
After work by
John Verelst
Engraver
John Simon
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 × 10 1/4in. (41.9 × 26cm)
Other (Plate): 16 1/2 × 10in. (41.9 × 25.4cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1999-49
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow King of the Maquas/ I. Verelst pinx./ I. Simon Fec./ Sold at Rainbow and Dove y/e corner of Ivey bridge in y.e 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.
July 1, 1745
ca. 1770