IMAGE
Webber, John, 1751-1793 :A young woman of Otaheite, bringing a present. J. Webber del. F. Bartolozzi sc. [London, 1784]
- Date
- 1777 - 1784
- By
- Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815
- Reference
- C-131-027-c
- Description
A girl wearing a `dress' consisting of a prodigous quantity of tapa cloth bound about her waist. This, and the two feather gorgets, or breast plates, fastened to the `hoop' of her skirt were intended as presents to Captain Cook. She is wearing flowers in her hair and has her right breast uncovered. Palm trees and other vegetation can be seen in the background.
Extended Title - From: Cook, J. A voyage to the Pacific Ocean ...(London, Strahan, 1784). Atlas. Plate 27
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving on cream wove paper, 225 x 180 mm
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- Part of
- Webber, John 1751-1793 :[Plates illustrating Captain Cook's third voyage / J. Webber delt, various hands engraved. London, 1784] / Webber, John 1751-1793 :[Plates illustrating Captain Cook's third voyage / J. Webber delt, various hands engraved. London, 1784]
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving on cream wove paper, 225 x 180 mm
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