Portrait of Canadian Indian Nicolas Vincent wearing snowshoes by Philip J. Bainbrigge

Portrait of Canadian Indian Nicolas Vincent wearing snowshoes by Philip J. Bainbrigge

Portrait of Canadian Indian Nicolas Vincent wearing snowshoes by Philip J. Bainbrigge

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Introduction

This is a watercolour drawing of Nicolas Vincent, called Tsaouenhohoui, War Chief and then Grand Chief of the Huron-Wendat nation, hunting on snowshoes in a winter landscape. It is by Phillip J. Bainbridge and dates from 1840.

Nation of Maker: Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin

Title of the work

Place of Origin: Wendake
Date Made or Date Range: 1840
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

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Materials

Watercolour

Techniques or Format

Watercolour

Motifs and Patterns

This is an image of Nicolas Vincent (called Tsaouenhohoui)hunting on snowshoes, having just killed a deer, reloading his rifle. The watercolour medium makes it more difficult to give details of the designs of elements of his clothing, but overall design is still clear.

Other Notes

This watercolor is one of four such drawings by Phillip John Bainbridge of Aboriginal people: Portrait of Canadian Indians: three adults and a child; Portrait of Canadian Indian Nicolas Vincent; Portrait of Canadian Indian Christine Vincent.

Dimensions: 0 × 10.2 × 12.7 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

LAC record

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Mikan no. 3664130
Link to Institution's Collections Database: collectionscanada.gc.ca
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 2005-12-1
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Sotheby's, New York
GKS Reference Number: 1030
Approximate Place of Origin

46.869279102, -71.347896113

Source of Information about Places

Nicolas Vincent was chief of the Huron-Wendat, a nation of the Great Lakes region.

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