Charles Bird King - Shaumonekusse (Prairie Wolf), ca. 1822
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Shaumonekusse (Prairie Wolf), Oto
Artist: Charles Bird King (American, 1785–1862)
Date: circa 1822
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Location: White House, Washington, DC
Chief Shaumonekusse (c. 1785 – 1837) was a leader of the Otoe Native American tribe in the early 19th century. The Otoe are a Central Plains tribe, closely related to the Ioway, Missouria, Ho-Chunk, and Winnebago.
The subchief was known as Shaumonekusse, Chonmonicase, Ietan, Letan, and L'Letan. Sų Manyi Kathi in the Chiwere language means "Prairie Wolf." His name is also spelled Sų Manyi Kasisooⁿ and Shųmanyikathi.
Sų Manyi Kathi belonged to the Bear clan. Shaumonekusse was described as a witty and sociable person, and "a daring, active, and successful warrior. We are not aware of his having any hereditary claims to the chieftainship of his tribe, to which he has risen gradually by his own merits. He is a person of deep penetration, and is capable of acting with much duplicity on any occasion when he may consider it politic to conceal his real views."
Shaumonekusse traveled with an American Indian delegation to Washington, DC in 1821 to meet with high-ranking officials, including President James Monroe. Of his five wives, he took the youngest, Eagle of Delight, with him to the American capital. Charles Bird King painted both of their portraits on that trip.
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Charles Bird King, Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees, 1821, oil/canvas (Smithsonian - American Art Museum, Washington D.C.)
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Portrait of Sequoyah by Henry Inman after Charles Bird King.
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Charles Bird King, The Vanity of the Artist's Dream
North America, 1830
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Starting off stevetember with some of my sketches before I post the first chapter of my fic!
It's everybody's favourite dumbass!
Based on the poll stating that Edwin's next animal-themed love interest should be a Seagull.
Thanks to everyone in the discord who helped to bring this twunk to life!
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Summary: After a gruesome raid by the Toppats leading the Government to be defunct, Charles sees a break future paved out for him.
** This is a rewritten version of an old one I had done maybe a year or so ago that I was never proud of. I hope you'll like it but please beware the tags. This is going to be a darker Au of mines **
Tw/Tags: Toppat King Au, Heavy Angst, Hurt/No Comfort, Psychological Trauma, Violence, Major Character Injury, Mental Health Issues, Mental Instability, Implied Substance Abuse, Night Terrors, Dark! Henry Stickmin, & Bad End
(I may be missing some Tags so I may be adding on later. Cause it's late and I'm tired)
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Princess Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, watching the Royal Air Force fly-past after the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, on 06 May 2023.
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