Set 4 McKenney & Hall Native American Chiefs Rice & Hart 1840s Lithographs

  

Authentic 1840s Hand-Colored Lithographs - McKenney & Hall. Offered here is a set of four original octavo edition lithographs from Thomas McKenney & James Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America Philadelphia, c. These prints were published by D. Hart and printed and colored by J.

Bowen, the celebrated Philadelphia lithographer. This landmark series is the most important 19th-century visual record of Native American leaders. The original oil portraits by Charles Bird King were destroyed in the Smithsonian fire of 1865, leaving these hand-colored lithographs as the only surviving images of many of these figures. Timpoochee Barnard - Uchee (Yuchi) Warrior.

Each is printed on period wove paper with vivid, original color and detailed plate inscriptions. Set of Four (1840s) original McKenney & Hall hand-colored lithographs. Published by Rice & Hart / J. Bowen, Philadelphia - octavo edition.

Subjects from Seminole, Uchee (Yuchi), Shawnee & Creek nations. From History of the Indian Tribes of North America - the defining 19th-century Native American portrait series. Original period color, not modern reproductions. Recommend professional reframing and archival matting - current frames and mats are older and should be replaced for preservation and display quality. Historically significant works representing early U.

Native relations and Southeastern tribal history. McKenney, Superintendent of Indian Trade and later head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, sought to document Native nations during a period of profound cultural change.

Working with historian James Hall and artist Charles Bird King, he produced the most comprehensive portrait series of Native American leaders ever published. Because the original paintings were lost, these lithographs remain the only surviving first-generation images of these important figures.

Micanopy, the last hereditary Seminole chief, led resistance during the Second Seminole War. Timpoochee Barnard, of Uchee descent, allied with U. Forces during the Creek conflicts. Payta-Kootha, a Shawnee leader, is remembered for his strength and diplomacy; and. Itcho-Tustennuggee represents the complex Creek alliances of the 1830s-40s.

Together, they illustrate the depth and diversity of Native leadership during a transformative era in American history. Medium: Hand-colored lithographs on wove paper. Image areas (matted size slightly larger).

Condition: Strong color; light toning and minor edge wear consistent with age; older mats/frames should be replaced with acid-free archival materials for long-term preservation.