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08 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Minnehaha, with Footnotes #149

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Émile Vernet-Lecomte (1821–1900)
Minnehaha, c. 1871
Oil on canvas
height: 112 cm (44 in); width: 77 cm (30.3 in)
Private collection

Minnehaha is a Native American woman documented in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. She is the lover of the titular protagonist Hiawatha….

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2 responses to “08 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Minnehaha, with Footnotes #149”

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    Zaidan Art Blog

    Thank you and glad you enjoyed! Sorry about the link!

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    Deborah J. Brasket

    Fascinating! I followed the link to the other site but wasn’t able to leave a comment there. Loved the paintings and the story of Hiawatha.

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