IMAGE
Artist unknown :[The death of Captain Cook at Kealakekua Bay 179-?]
- Date
- 1790 - 1799
- By
- Cleveley, John, 1747-1786; Webber, John, 1751-1793; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
- Reference
- G-627
- Description
Cook at the water's edge in the left half of the view, surrounded by Hawaiians, his right arm raised to order a sailor not to fire. A large palm tree is on the left and there are hills in the background
Derived chiefly from a detail of Jukes' aquatint after Cleveley of same subject. Formerly attributed by Library staff to Webber or to Cleveley. However these attributions are now considered doubtful
Other Titles - Cleveley, John
Quantity: 1 oil(s).
Physical Description: Oil 213 x 287 mm
Provenance: Collection of Alexander Turnbull?
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 oil(s), Works of art, Oil paintings, Portraits, Oil 213 x 287 mm
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