Cruikshank, Robert Isaac, 1789-1856 :Robeing royalty, a treat for the Sandwichers, at the sign of the Hog in Armour. London 1824

Cruikshank, Robert Isaac, 1789-1856 :Robeing royalty, a treat for the Sandwichers, at the sign of the Hog in Armour. London 1824
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?

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Format
1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Caricatures, Engraving, hand-coloured, 228 x 330 mm
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