Po-ca-hon-tas
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Betty A. and Lloyd G. Schermer
Accession Number
NPG.99.169.9
Tags
Art Historical Context
Discover the captivating portrait *Po-ca-hon-tas*, a print created in 1842 by the H. D., who was active in the 0s. Housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum from the National Portrait Gallery's, this work—generously gifted by Betty A. and G. Schermer—offers a glimpse into 19th-century interpretations of Native American figures. As a print, likely connected to a book (per its tags), it exemplifies the era's reproductive techniques, allowing widespread dissemination of images through engraving or lithography, which democratized access to portraits. Pocahontas, depicted here as a female Nati...