Kamehameha II, King of the Hawaiian Islands, 1797-1824

Date: 1834

Reference: A-041-023

Description: Head and shoulders profile portrait of Kamehameha II, the Hawaiian king. He is wearing formal European clothing Other Titles - Rheo Rheo, Kamehameha II Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, 187 x 117 mm (platemark) on sheet 205 x 124 mm

Date: 1824

By: Hayter, John, 1800-1891?; Hullmandel, Charles Joseph, 1789-1850; Flaxman, John, 1755-1826

Reference: C-020-013-a

Description: Half-length three-quarters frontal portrait of King Tamehameha of Hawaii. He is dressed in a European uniform jacket Other Titles - Kamehameha II, Liholiho Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - From John Flaxman, R.A.s colln Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 299 x 256 mm (image: 260 x 249 mm) Provenance: Formerly in the collection of John Flaxman

Date: 1824

By: Gear, J W, active 1824; Hullmandel, Charles Joseph, 1789-1850

Reference: B-047-001

Description: View of a box in the Theatre Royal, London, with members of Hawaiian royalty attending the theatre 'The visit to England of the Hawaiian King and his young wife attracted much popular attention. Sadly, a month after their visit to the New Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, both contracted measles, and the twenty-two year old Queen, Kamamalu (translated as Tamehamalu at the time) died on July 8th, 1824. The King succumbed shortly afterwards'. (M. Graham-Stewart 'About strange lands and people', pp. 45-6) Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, 279 x 304 mm Provenance: Collection of Alexander Turnbull?

Date: 1824

By: Hayter, John, 1800-1891?; Hullmandel, Charles Joseph, 1789-1850; Flaxman, John, 1755-1826

Reference: C-020-013

Description: Half-length three-quarters frontal portrait of King Tamehameha of Hawaii. He is dressed in a European uniform jacket This copy has the publication details crossed out in pencil and the text 'Publ'd by J. Dickinson, 114 New Bond Street' written in pencil at the base of the print Other Titles - Kamehameha II, Liholiho Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - From John Flaxman, R.A.s colln Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 299 x 256 mm (image: 260 x 249 mm)

Date: 1824

By: Cruikshank, Isaac Robert, 1789-1856

Reference: B-093-002

Description: Shows three Hawaiian men and one woman, with a British woman. The Hawaiians are outlandishly dressed in a mixture of European and supposedly Hawaiian clothing. Their skin is tattooed. They are in a back room in a tavern with a dressing table, a mirror and a picture on the wall. King Kamehameha II and Queen Tamehamalu of Hawaii arrived with a suite in London on 20 May 1824. The Queen died of measles on 8 July, the King on 14 July. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured, 228 x 330 mm Provenance: Collection of Alexander Turnbull?