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Charles Bird King (1785-1862) 
Aliases: Charles B. King
Professions: Portrait painter
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CHARLES BIRD KING 1785-1862 OTTOE HALF CHIEF, HUSBAND OF EAGLE OF DELIGHT Measurements: 18 by 14.5in. Alternate Measurements: (45.7 by 36.8 cm) inscribed Ottoe Half Chief/ Husband of Eagle of Delight/ by C.B. King/ no. 2 on the reverse oil on panel
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John Ridge, Cherokee Chief
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McKENNEY, Thomas L. (1785-1859) and James HALL (1793-1868). History of the Indian Tribes of North America. Philadelphia: Edward C. Biddle (vol. I); Daniel Rice and James G. Clarke (vols. II and III), 1837-1842-1844.
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Charles Bird King, attributed(American,
Biography: King
(b Newport, RI, 26 Sept 1785; d Washington, DC, 18 March 1862). American painter. He was encouraged to paint by his grandfather, Nathaniel Bird (d 1796), an amateur painter, and took lessons with Samuel King, a portrait painter. In 1800–05 he was apprenticed in New York to Edward Savage, whose curious studio–museum and period of study abroad with Benjamin West impressed him deeply. King’s first Self-portrait (c. 1805; Oliver, BC, Mrs E. Stanley Dickson priv. col.) and that of his uncle, David King (c. 1805; Newport, RI, Redwood Lib.), show promise, but limited training.
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