Hayne Hudjihini, Eagle of Delight

Henry Inman

1832–33

Hayne Hudjihini, Eagle of Delight by Henry Inman

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

30 1/4 × 25 1/4 in. (76.8 × 64.1 cm)

Classification

Painting

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Gerald and Kathleen Peters, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2018

Accession Number

2018.501.1

Tags

PortraitsWomen

Art Historical Context

**Hayne Hudjihini, of Delight** *Henry Inman, 1832–33* Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 × 25 1/4 in. (76.8 × 64.1 cm) Step into the world of early 19th-century America with Henry Inman's captivating portrait of Hayne Hudjihini, as "Eagle of." This oil on canvas work, now in The Met's American Wing, showcases Inman's skill as a leading New York portraitist during the 1830s. The title evokes a Native American woman of notable presence, rendered with the refined elegance typical of Inman's style, which blended classical portrait traditions with a fresh American sensibility. Painted amid growing U.S....

About the Artist

Henry Inman · 18011846

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