Henri de Tonti [graphic] / Ben Brantly [painter]. 1935.

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Henri de Tonti [graphic] / Ben Brantly [painter]. 1935.

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Henri de Tonti (1650-1704) was the French explorer who founded Arkansas Post, 1686. This painting is a copy by Ben Brantly of an original painting by Dutch artist, Nicolas Maes (1634-1693). The painting was property of the National Society of the Colonial Dames in Arkansas in 1935.

1 copy negative : b&w ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.)

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Tonti, Henri de, -1704

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Henri de Tonti was an Italian-born soldier, explorer, and fur trader in the service of France. Born near Gaeta, Italy, he joined the French army in 1668 and later served in the French navy. Tonti lost his right hand in a grenade explosion during the Sicilian wars and from that time on wore a prosthetic hook covered by a glove. In 1682 Tonti accompanied La Salle on his famous descent of the Mississippi River. Finding himself in financial difficulties after engaging in wars with the English and th...

Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...

Brantly, Ben (Benjamin D.)

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