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Portrait of Micoc and her Son Tootac, Esquimeaux Indians (© Guildford House Gallery)
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© Guildford House Gallery

Portrait of Micoc and her Son Tootac, Esquimeaux Indians

Artist: John Russell (1745 - 1806)

Location: Guildford House Gallery

Date: 1769

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 76 x 61 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £10,000 (Total: £40,250)

Vendor: Raphael Valls

Review number: 4422 (1997)

Provenance:
Captain Vernon Wentworth; B H Jacobson (bought at Christie's); Capt A F W Fuller; present owner (bought at Sotheby's Toronto)

Description:
Micoc has red and white beads hanging from either side of her head. She wears a medal which she is holding out with her right hand. Beside and behind her is her Tootac. Only his head is visible

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