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The Indian Chief, Black Robe, from Portage de Prairie, approaching the Colony House, upon a visit to the Governor
The Indian Chief, Black Robe, from Portage de Prairie, approaching the Colony House, upon a visit to the Governor
The Indian Chief, Black Robe, from Portage de Prairie, approaching the Colony House, upon a visit to the Governor

The Indian Chief, Black Robe, from Portage de Prairie, approaching the Colony House, upon a visit to the Governor

Artist (born Canton of Bern, Switzerland, 1806; died St. Louis, Missouri, 1834)
Datecirca 1823
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsImage Overall: 8 x 9 1/2 in. (20.3 x 24.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineTacoma Art Museum, Haub Family Collection, Gift of Erivan and Helga Haub
Object number2017.14.41
DescriptionGroup of Native American men, one on horseback and the rest on foot, heading out of the picture toward the lower right. One carries a British flag, another a smoking rifle
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