In the Flesh at the Heart of Empire: Life-Likeness in Wax Representations of the 1762 Cherokee Delegation in London
In 1762, a delegation of Cherokee leaders arrived in London for negotiations with King George III following the Anglo-Cherokee War (1759–1761), itself part of the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763). The British public reacted to the men’s presence in London with fervent zeal; throngs of Londoners flocked...
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Yale University
2021-11-01
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| Series: | British Art Studies |
| Online Access: | https://britishartstudies.ac.uk/issues/issue-index/issue-21/wax-representations-of-the-1762-cherokee-delegation-in-london |