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Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :Sandw[ich] Isle. W. W. Ellis ad viv. delin. 1779
- Date
- 1779
- Reference
- A-264-044-1
- Description
Head and shoulders three-quarters frontal portrait of a Hawaiian man. He has a moustache and small chin beard and a ridge of curly hair running down from the crown of his head. Possibly a portrait of Palea, a sub-chief under Kalani'opu'u (Cook's Terriaboo)
Possibly a study for Ellis' engraving 'A man of Sandwich Islands' (Ellis, 1782, II, fp 150). Joppien / Smith number for this drawing is 3.315. They quote Samwell, in Cook, Journals III, ii, 1161 'Parea is generally on board the Discovery & keeps the ship clear, & as the great number of women that lye on board every night would rather be in the way in the day time Parea comes on board early every morning & sends them ashore, telling them that there will be no occasion for them till Night'. 'We had several other visitors of consequence, amongst which was a young man whose name was Purraah [Palea or Parea] ... a principal attendant of Terriaboo, who was the King of the Island; he was about five feet eight in height, his person was pleasing, and he appeared to be possessed of great good nature' (Ellis, 1782, II, 88)
Other Titles - A portrait of an Hawaiian [Joppien / Smith title]. Ad vivam delineavit
Inscriptions: Recto - top right - Sandw. Isle [in ink] with the number 2.88? in pencil below that. aAlso bottom right, in faint pencil 'W. W. Ellis ad viv. delin. 1779'
Drawn on Cook's third circumnavigation
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Ink and wash, on laid paper 283 x 263 mm
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[A collection of drawings made by William Ellis on H.M.S. Discovery and Resolution during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific 1776-1780] / Ellis, William Wade, d 1785 :[Profile view of Kauai and King George's Sound]
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Drawings, Portraits, Ink and wash, on laid paper 283 x 263 mm, Orientation: Vertical image, Watermark: Watermark ALCV
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