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Hand-colored lithograph portrait of an older Seneca man with gray hair, wearing a dark coat, red neckerchief and an oval silver peace medal.

Red Jacket, Seneca Chief, Hand-Colored Lithograph

A hand-colored lithographic portrait of an older man with gray hair, shown in three-quarter view against a soft tan background. He wears a dark coat, a white collar, a red neckerchief, and an oval silver peace medal engraved with a standing figure. The caption across the bottom reads Red Jacket, Seneca War Chief.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1837-1844
Medium
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2182 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1849).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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