IMAGE
[Webber, John], 1751-1793 :Bewohner der Sandwich-Inseln. [Plate] 12 [Lithographed by Joseph Brodtmann. 1827]
- Date
- 1827 - 1779
- By
- Webber, John, 1751-1793; Brodtmann, Karl Joseph, 1787-1862
- Reference
- A-340-059
- Description
Shows two head and shoulders portraits: at the left a man of the Sandwich Islands with his decorated hemlet, and feathered cloak tied with cord at the neck; and, on the right a young woman with a short decorative necklace (possibly of feathers) and decorative cord encasing a part of her hair at the top of her head. She wears her cloak partly off one shoulder.
Other Titles - Inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands
John Webber sketched the original subjects of these images in 1779. The 1827 date is taken from internet sources, eg http://www.finerareprints.com/animals/brodtmann/vol_brodtmann_4181.htm
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Handcoloured lithograph, on sheet 220 x 320 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Lithographs, Portraits, Ethnographic illustrations, Handcoloured lithograph, on sheet 220 x 320 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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Webber, John, 1751-1793. [Webber, John], 1751-1793 :Bewohner der Sandwich-Inseln. [Plate] 12 [Lithographed by Joseph Brodtmann. 1827]. Ref: A-340-059. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22334551More information can be found in our terms of use.