In 1709, a diplomatic envoy of Mohawk and Mahican representatives in London caused a sensation, inspiring fashion trends, plays, and ballads.
Several artists made portraits of the delegation, dubbed “The Four Indian Kings.” These were engraved in various sizes and at differing prices. Queen Anne commissioned full-length portraits of the men. Engravers quickly published expensive mezzotint copies and sent them back to Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) leaders in New York. Colonial centers of government received copies. Those sent to Williamsburg were displayed in the Council Chamber at the Capitol.
He is shown full face front with open shirt and a braid over one shoulder. It is likely that Schenck saw them when he visited London, and may have done these from life. However, they are so rare that they are not listed in the references related to Schenck.
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