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Historical Portraits of Indigenous Peoples

Artwork depicting indigenous figures from various regions, showcasing traditional attire and cultural artifacts in hand-colored engravings and oil paintings.

The Snow-Shoe Dance, 1844, George Catlin, American, 1796 - 1872, 12 1/8 x 17 7/8 in. (30.8 x 45.4 cm) (image, sheet), Hand-colored lithograph, United States, 19th century
The Snow-Shoe Dance, 1844, George Catlin, American, 1796 - 1872, 12 1/8 x 17 7/8 in. (30.8 x 45.4 cm) (image, sheet), Hand-colored lithograph, United States, 19th century
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The Benevolent Effects of Abolishing Slavery, or the Planter instructing his Negro, Print made by W. Pyott, active late 18th century, after Carl Frederick van Breda, 1759-1818, Swedish, Published by W. Pyott, active late 18th century, 1792, Mezzotint on medium, cream, slightly textured wove paper, Sheet: 19 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches (48.9 x 37.5 cm), Plate: 16 15/16 × 11 7/8 inches (43 × 30.2 cm), Image: 15 3/4 × 11 13/16 inches (40 × 30 cm), and Frame: 24 × 20 × 1 inches (61 × 50.8 × 2.5 cm), book, emancipation, genre subject, hut, jewelry, map, men, palm trees, portrait, slave, slaveryPortrait of Te Kewiti, son of Te Kauwain, young chief of the Maori Ngate Watnas, New Zealand, and portrait of a tattooed Maori, New Zealander, drawn in London by Agasse. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural History of the Human Species, Edinburgh, W. H. Lizars, 1848.Breda, Hollingerus-Pypers, FB, Als 't koning, vaderland of vrijheid, mayge worden, Wordt Neêrlandsch volk soldaat en zijn soldaaten helden, verso - gestempeld, Blad met 12 Schilderijen van militaires met wapen. Onder elkaar verso ... paper, paper, woodcut, colours, letterpress printing, print maker, printmakerThe Finding of Moses by Pharaohs Daughter (1904), by the Dutch-born Victorian painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema English Classicist English Painter (1836-1912)Chan-ku-wash-te-mine (Good Road Woman). Date: ca. 1887. Oil on paperboard. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.'A Study', by JL Gerome, 1899. Artist: UnknownGrinder , Fine ArtIndian gilder applying gold leaf to a frame, Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1822Cayatanita, Navajos, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "American Indian Chiefs" series (N36), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Series N36 reproduces the cards from N2 in a larger size.. Cayatanita, Navajos, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)Native indian of Rio Verde, Colombia. Old 19th century engraved illustration. Travel to New Granada by Charles Saffray from El Mundo en La Mano 1879Colossi of Memnon at Thebes, Egypt, 1898. The Colossi at Thebes are Ancient Egyptian monumental statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned Egypt during the Dynasty XVIII. 'Die Memnon-Kolosse bei Theben'. From "Rund um die Erde", by C. W. Allers. Union Deutsche Berlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart, 1898Young Black Dog, Osage, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (7.3 x 8.3 cm). Publisher: Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1888.Trade cards from the "American Indian Chiefs" series (N36), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Series N36 reproduces the cards from N2 in a larger size. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.The relation between the human physiognomy and that of theCarved wooden statues of gods from Rawak Island near Waigeo, Papua New Guinea. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen" (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen.Pagesa. Grabado. Siglo XIX.The Raven Totem Pole. Watercolor on paper. Date: ca. 1880-1914. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.Jean-Baptiste Belley, Deputy of Saint-Domingue 1747-1748 Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (1767-1824/French) Oil on Canvas Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, FranceMALASPINA , ALEJANDRO. MARINO ITALIANO. 1754 - 1809. EXPEDICION CIENTIFICA 1789 - 1794. " RETRATO DE UN INDIO DE LA PATAGONIA ". OLEO SACADO DE UN DIBUJO DE JOSE DEL POZO. MUSEO NAVAL. MADRID.I want to go on the background of fields; Piotrowski, Antoni (1853-1924); Before 1914 (1875-00-00-1914-00-00);Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944)-collection, peasants, collection stamp, purchase (provenance)GRABADO - UN HUASTECA, UN GUERRERO Y LA DIOSA TLAZOLTEOTL EN LA FIESTA OCHPANIZTLI. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.Viaje del príncipe de Gales a la India (futuro Eduardo VII). Bombay. Domadores de serpientes. Grabado de S. E. Waller. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 15 de enero de 1876. Coloreado.Upper Paleolithic. Drawing depicting Tautavel Man.(450,000 years old). Caune de L'Arago. Tautavel. France.John Grass, Blackfeet Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "American Indian Chiefs" series (N36), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Series N36 reproduces the cards from N2 in a larger size.. John Grass, Blackfeet Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 420023Mexico 19th-20th century - Emiliano Zapata (1877-1919) - A painting by Diego Rivera