Large Hand-Colored Antique Print of Qua-Ta-Wa-Pea, a Shawnee Chief, circa 1838

1838 · Native Peoples

Large Hand-Colored Antique Print of Qua-Ta-Wa-Pea, a Shawnee Chief, circa 1838

Name: Large Hand-Colored Antique Print of Qua-Ta-Wa-Pea, a Shawnee Chief, circa 1838
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-13467-2
Price: 2125 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1838
Kind: Native Peoples
Size: 54.2 × 38.4 cm (21.3 × 15.1 in)
Condition: Fair. Repaired: Closed tears in margins. Age-related toning. Shows wear and soiling, adding to its patina. Closed tears in margins. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Period: The Early Republic
Reference: BG-13467-2

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Qua-ta-wa-pea, a Shawnee chief, a hand-colored lithograph from the History of the Indian Tribes of North America by Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall, published in Philadelphia by F.W. Greenough and drawn, printed and colored at J.T. Bowen's lithographic establishment, about 1838. The name is lettered "QUA-TA-WA-PEA", with "A Shawnoe Chief" beneath it, and the publisher's imprint and copyright line follow.

The portrait is a half-length bust. The man wears a bright red head cloth patterned with white spots, and red streaks are painted on his cheek. A blue cape trimmed with fur falls over his shoulders above a white ruffled shirt, and a round silver medal with a profile portrait hangs from a ribbon at his chest. His expression is calm and level.

The caption uses the older spelling Shawnoe for Shawnee. The McKenney and Hall portraits were largely copied from Charles Bird King's paintings of Indian delegates in Washington, and many of the originals were later destroyed in a fire at the Smithsonian.

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