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Artist
Henry Inman, 28 Oct 1801 - 17 Jan 1846
Copy after
Charles Bird King, 26 Sep 1785 - 18 Mar 1862
Sitter
Catahecassa, c. 1740 - 1831
Date
c. 1830-33
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
77.2 × 64.8 cm (30 3/8 × 25 1/2")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Headgear\Turban
Catahecassa: Male
Catahecassa: Native American\Native American orator
Catahecassa: Native American\Native American leader\Chief
Catahecassa: Politics and Government\Government official\Indian agent
Catahecassa: Native American\Native American diplomat
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.82.105
Provenance
Peabody Museum, Harvard University; sold through (Hirschl & Adler, New York) to NPG 1982