Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist

Formerly attributed to Mather Brown, 1761–1831, American, active in Britain
Title:
Teyoninhokarawen (Major John Norton)
Date:
ca. 1805
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2010.5
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
Native American | Mohawk | feather | portrait | earrings | costume
Currently On View:
On view
Exhibition History:
In a New Light: 500 Years of British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2025-04-01 - 2026-01-30)

1812 - A Nation Emerges (National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, 2012-06-15 - 2013-01-06)
Publications:
Sidney Hart, 1812, a nation emerges , Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 2012, pp. 92-93, no 31, E354 .H37 2012 + OVERSIZE (YCBA)

William Reese, Portrait of Major John Norton as Mohawk Chief Teyoninhokarawen, an important Indian portrait of a major figure in the War of 1812 , Catalogue (William Reese Company), vol. 272, 2010, Cover,, n. 14, V 2320 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:62228