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The Chief of the Little Osages

1811–ca. 1813
Not on view
This portrait is a copy after Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin’s "Chief of the Little Osages" (1804–7; New-York Historical Society). Svinin reproduced the details of the sitter’s beaded wampum ear-drops, silver ear rim bands, shaved scalp, and dyed lock of hair while adding a nose ring and intricate facial tattooing.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Chief of the Little Osages
  • Artist: Pavel Petrovich Svinin (1787/88–1839)
  • Artist: After Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (1770–1852)
  • Date: 1811–ca. 1813
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor and black chalk on off-white wove paper
  • Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (21 x 15.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.95.31
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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