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History
Brief background on nine Seminole leaders of the Second
Seminole War (1835-1842). |
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Photos
Lithographs of nine Seminole portraits. |
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The portraits
of some of the major Seminole leaders of the Second Seminole War (1835-1842)
are a highly prized set of hand colored lithographs.
They were
produced from original paintings done by Charles Bird King (1785-1862),
a Washington, D.C. artist, noted for his portraits of prominent people
in government and Washington society, as well as those of many Indian
delegations who visited the capital.
The Seminoles,
except Osceola, visited Washington and were painted during the spring
of 1826.
Lithographs
were also published by Thomas L. McKenny and James Hall in The Indian
Tribes of North America with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the
Principal Chiefs between 1837 and 1844.
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