Chieftan Collection

Kara Fatima, the Kurdish princess, and her suite; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Kara Fatima, the Kurdish princess, and her suite; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Highland Chiefs in the Stewart and Gordon Tartans, 1831, (1946). Creator: Robert Havell
Highland Chiefs in the Stewart and Gordon Tartans, 1831, (1946). Full-length study of Scottish chieftans in traditional tartan kilts of the Stewart and Gordon clans

Mac Coll, from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub. 1845 (colour lithograph)

Chief Garfield of the Jicarilla, 1904, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure)
STC225356 Chief Garfield of the Jicarilla, 1904, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Red Thunder, Nez Perce (Nephew of Chief Joseph), 1903 (toned platinum print on heavy paper)
1766837 Red Thunder, Nez Perce (Nephew of Chief Joseph), 1903 (toned platinum print on heavy paper) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; 42.2x33.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Red Thunder)

Old Person - Piegan, 1911, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure)
STC225353 Old Person - Piegan, 1911, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Geronimo, Chief of the Apache, as an old man in 1907 (photogravure)
STC423832 Geronimo, Chief of the Apache, as an old man in 1907 (photogravure) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: from Native Americans)

Chief of the Desert, Navaho, 1904 (platinum or toned gelatin silver print on porous paper)
1766838 Chief of the Desert, Navaho, 1904 (platinum or toned gelatin silver print on porous paper) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; 41.3x31.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Brennus throwing his sword on the scales before Camillus, 1540-56. Creator: Leon Davent
Brennus throwing his sword on the scales before Camillus, 1540-56

The Crowning of Powhatan, illustration from This Country of Ours, The Story of the United States by H. E
STC232166 The Crowning of Powhatan, illustration from This Country of Ours, The Story of the United States by H.E. Marshall, 1917 (colour litho) by Michael, Arthur C

Sitting Bear - Arikara, 1908, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure)
STC225355 Sitting Bear - Arikara, 1908, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) (after); Library of Congress, Washington D.C

Figure of a Seated Chieftain, 100 B. C. / A. D. 250. Creator: Unknown
Figure of a Seated Chieftain, 100 B.C./A.D. 250

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To-kat-con, after 1875 (hand-finished coloured lithoraph)
985681 To-kat-con, after 1875 (hand-finished coloured lithoraph) by King, Charles Bird (1785-1862) (after); 53.1x37.5 (folio) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: To-kat-con; A Sioux Chief)

The Chief, (oil on canvas)
984834 The Chief, (oil on canvas) by Couse, Eanger Irving (1866-1936); 76.2x90.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chief. Eanger Irving Couse (1866-1936). Oil on canvas

A Bedouin Chieftain, 1846 (oil on canvas)
outdoor, nineteenth century, headscarf, pistol, time of day, suspicious, godfried guffens, oil on canvas, oil painting, brown hair, looking away, brunette, one man only, man, men, aversion

Okee-Makee-Quid, a Chippeway chief, 1842-1844 (colour lithograph)
985755 Okee-Makee-Quid, a Chippeway chief, 1842-1844 (colour lithograph) by King, Charles Bird (1785-1862) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Okee-Makee-Quid, a Chippeway chief)

A Chief of the Kurds, 1824 (litho)
1195715 A Chief of the Kurds, 1824 (litho) by Orlowski, Alexander (Alexandr Osipovich Orlovsky) (1777-1832) (after); 69.9x48.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Orlowsky)

A Visit from the Chieftain, (oil on canvas)
658854 A Visit from the Chieftain, (oil on canvas) by Bridgman, Frederick Arthur (1847-1928); 54x45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit from the Chieftain)

Native American Ceremonial Headdress (mixed media)
HSC209811 Native American Ceremonial Headdress (mixed media) by American School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; American, out of copyright

"Mac Coll", from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub. 1845 (colour litho)
3804301 " Mac Coll", from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub.1845 (colour litho) by McIan, Robert Ronald (1803-56); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish

Mato-Tope, second chief of the Mandan people in 1833 (colour litho)
PNP245952 Mato-Tope, second chief of the Mandan people in 1833 (colour litho) by Catlin, George (1796-1872) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Poundmaker (b / w photograph)
PNP330690 Poundmaker (b/w photograph) by Canadian Photographer (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pitikwahanapiwiyin (c.1842-86)

Billy-Bowlegs, A Seminole Chief, 1899 (hand-coloured lithograph)
985985 Billy-Bowlegs, A Seminole Chief, 1899 (hand-coloured lithograph) by McKenney, Thomas Loraine (1785-1859) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Billy-Bowlegs, A Seminole Chief)

Heu-Topa, Four Horns or Jagoo, The Storyteller, Chief of the Hunkpapa Sioux
984862 Heu-Topa, Four Horns or Jagoo, The Storyteller, Chief of the Hunkpapa Sioux, 1881 (graphite and wash on paper) by Cronau

Comanche Chief, c. 1934 (watercolor)
1066566 Comanche Chief, c.1934 (watercolor) by Tsatoke, Monroe (1904-37); 26.7x15.2 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of the Public Works of Art Project; American, out of copyright

Chief Ogallala Fire, 1902 (oil on board)
1767579 Chief Ogallala Fire, 1902 (oil on board) by Farny, Henry Francois (1847-1916); 30.5x15.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chief Ogallala Fire. Henry Francois Farny (1847-1916)

MacPherson and MacDonald, 1918 (oil on canvas)
823008 MacPherson and MacDonald, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Melchers, Julius Gari (1860-1932); 200x136.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: MacPherson and MacDonald. Julius Gari Melchers (1860-1932)

Mato-Tope, adorned with the Insignia of his Warlike Deeds, 1844 (hand coloured aquatint)
986299 Mato-Tope, adorned with the Insignia of his Warlike Deeds, 1844 (hand coloured aquatint) by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mato-Tope)

Okee-Makee-Quid, A Chippeway Chief, 1854 (hand finished lithographed plate)
985967 Okee-Makee-Quid, A Chippeway Chief, 1854 (hand finished lithographed plate) by King, Charles Bird (1785-1862) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Okee-Makee-Quid, A Chippeway Chief)

Sikh Chieftans going Hunting, from Voyages in India, pub. by Smith, Elder & Co
STC444643 Sikh Chieftans going Hunting, from Voyages in India, pub. by Smith, Elder & Co. 1858 (litho) by Soltykoff, A. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Russian

Headdress, before c. 1853 (fibre and feathers)
PEM216386 Headdress, before c.1853 (fibre and feathers) by Brazilian School (19th century); height: 49 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Brazilian

Chief Thundercloud, (oil on canvas)
822906 Chief Thundercloud, (oil on canvas) by Ufer, Walter (1876-1936); 61x56.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chief Thundercloud. Walter Ufer (1876-1936). Oil on canvas

A Native Chief Ordering Europeans to be Put to Death, 1817 (w / c on paper)
828369 A Native Chief Ordering Europeans to be Put to Death, 1817 (w/c on paper) by Bray, C. (fl.1817); 33.6x45.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Vercingetorix, 1829. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
Vercingetorix, 1829

Ute Chief Severo and Family, c. 1885, published 1899. Creators
Ute Chief Severo and Family, c. 1885, published 1899

Ute Chief Severo and Family, c. 1885, published 1900. Creators
Ute Chief Severo and Family, c. 1885, published 1900

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Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, The Chieftain sculpture

Saifuddin, 1650-1700 (oil on board)
CZA228919 Saifuddin, 1650-1700 (oil on board) by Tidore, Coningh van (17th century); 32x24.5 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow, Poland; Dutch, out of copyright

Caractacus at Rome. A. D. 52, 1864. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Caractacus at Rome. A.D. 52, 1864. Caratacus was a first-century British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who led the British resistance to the Roman conquest. From A Chronicle of England B.C

Statue of Vercingetorix, 1st century BC
Statue of Vercingetorix in Alessia, France, 1st century BC

Millenary monument in Budapest, 19th century
Millenary monument in Herogs Square in Budapest, with statues of Prince Arpad (c. 840 -c. 907) and his seven chieftains. He is thought of as the father of the Hungarian people, 19th century

Kooer Singh Rebel Chieftan From The History Of The Indian Mutiny Published 1858

Mexican Dress, c. 1500, from Trachten der Voelker, 1864 (colour litho)
BAL246809 Mexican Dress, c.1500, from Trachten der Voelker, 1864 (colour litho) by Kretschmer, Albert (1825-91); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

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Wittekind calls his Saxons to fight in the Rhineland against Charlemagne, 778 AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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"Capturing the Essence of Chieftains: A Glimpse into Diverse Cultures and Eras" In this captivating collection, we are transported through time and space to witness the grandeur and wisdom of chieftains from various cultures. Mac Coll's vivid lithograph from 1845 takes us back to the Scottish Highlands, where a powerful chieftain stands tall amidst his clan, epitomizing strength and heritage. Chief Garfield of the Jicarilla tribe mesmerizes us in John Andrew & Son's photogravure from 1904. His regal presence emanates pride as he embodies leadership within his community, preserving their traditions for future generations. The toned platinum print of Red Thunder, nephew of Chief Joseph, transports us to 1903 when Native American tribes faced immense challenges. Yet Red Thunder's piercing gaze reflects resilience and determination—a testament to the indomitable spirit of his people. Old Person - Piegan is immortalized in a photogravure by John Andrew & Son in 1911. The lines etched on their face tell stories untold—wisdom gained through years lived with grace and dignity as a revered chieftain among the Piegan tribe. Geronimo, Chief of the Apache Nation, appears before our eyes in an evocative photogravure from 1907. Despite being captured during tumultuous times for Native Americans, Geronimo exudes an aura that speaks volumes about his unwavering courage and fierce loyalty towards protecting his people's way of life. A striking platinum or toned gelatin silver print introduces us to Chief of the Desert—the embodiment of Navajo culture—in 1904. This image encapsulates not only tribal leadership but also reverence for nature—an integral aspect woven into every decision made by this esteemed chieftain.