Eagle of Delight by Charles Bird King, Denver
Eagle of Delight, or Hayne Hudjihini, 1795-1822, 1 of the 5 wives of Chief Shaumonekusse of the Otoe tribe in present-day Nebraska, painting, c. 1822, oil on canvas, by Charles Bird King, 1785-1862, American artist, from the William Sr and Dorothy Harmsen Collection, in the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA. This painting was commissioned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs after Eagle of Delight accompanied her husband and other Indian chiefs to Washington DC to meet with President James Monroe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13434509
Media ID
45116006
Size
3238px x 4134px
(4.8MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
