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Print made by Bernard Lens II, 1659–1725, British, Portraits of Four Indian Kings of Canada: The Four Indian Kings, 1710
- Title:
- Portraits of Four Indian Kings of Canada: The Four Indian Kings
- Date:
- 1710
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint; four oval busts on one sheet, each with an elaborate frame, incorporating a feathered crown and crossed weapons above.
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 13/16 x 11 3/8in. (45.2 x 28.9cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in plate, top left: "Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row. / Emperour of the six Nations."; top right: "Sa Ga Yean Qua Rah Tow. / King of the Maquas"; bottom left: "Oh Nee Yeath Tow No Riow. / King of the Ganajoh-Hore."; bottom right: "E Tow Oh Kaom. / King of the River Nation."; below, center: "The Four Indian Kings."; below, left: "Done after the Original Limmings / Drawn from e/y Life by B. Lens jun.r"; below, right: "B. Lens exc."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2001.2.1513
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:54105
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