Ho Nee Yeath Taw No Row King of the Generethgarich
Dateca. 1710
After work by
John Verelst
Engraver
John Simon
Publisher
John King
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 16 1/8" x OW: 10"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1999-51
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Ho Nee Yeath Taw No Row King of the Generethgarich/ I. Verelst pinx/ I. Simon fecit/ Printed & Sold by John King at y.e Globe in y.e Poultrey London."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 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.
After 1735; originally published 1715
