Pocahontas

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Provenance
Peter Elwin [1718-1798], Booton Hall, Norfolk, England; by descent to Fountain Peter Elwin in 1900; purchased by Francis Burton Harrison 1926; bought by Andrew W. Mellon 1932; transferred to The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust; gift to NGA 1942; transferred 1965 to NPG.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, 1942
after 1616
Object number
NPG.65.61
Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Simon van de Passe, 1595 - 1647
Sitter
Pocahontas, c. 1595 - Mar 1617
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 77.5 x 64.8 x 2.5cm (30 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 1")
Frame: 92.7 x 80 x 6.4cm (36 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 2 1/2")
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Exhibition
American Origins
On View
NPG, East Gallery 150c
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Earring
Costume\Dress Accessory\Fan
Pocahontas: Female
Pocahontas: Native American\Cultural intermediary
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.65.61
Metadata Usage (Object Detail Text)
CC0
Peter Elwin [1718-1798], Booton Hall, Norfolk, England; by descent to Fountain Peter Elwin in 1900; purchased by Francis Burton Harrison 1926; bought by Andrew W. Mellon 1932; transferred to The A. W.
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