John Webber
(1751-1793), Landscape painter, was an English artist best known for his images of early Alaska and Hawaii. Webber was born on October 6, 1751 in London, educated in Switzerland and studied painting at Paris[2]. Webber served as official artist on Captain James Cook??s third voyage of discovery around the Pacific (1776-1780) aboard HMS Resolution. At Adventure Bay in January 1777 he did drawings of "A Man of Van Diemen's Land" and "A Woman of Van Diemen's Land". He also did many drawings of scenes in New Zealand and the South Sea islands. On this voyage, during which Cook lost his life in a fight in Hawaii, Webber became the first European artist to make contact with Hawaii, then called the Sandwich Islands. He made numerous watercolor landscapes of the islands of Kauai and Hawaii, and also portrayed many of the Hawaiian people. Back in England in 1780 Webber exhibited around 50 works at Royal Academy exhibitions between 1784 and 1792, and was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1785 and R.A. in 1791. Most of his work were landscapes. Sometimes figures were included as in "A Party from H.M.S. Resolution shooting sea horses", which was shown at the academy in 1784, and his "The Death of Captain Cook" became well known through an engraving of it. Another version of this picture is in the William Dixson gallery at Sydney. Webber died in London in 1793.
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John Webber The Tahitian Princess Poedua oil painting


The Tahitian Princess Poedua
1777(1777) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 145.4 x 95.9 cm (57.2 x 37.8 in) cyf
Painting ID::  78524 		John Webber
The Tahitian Princess Poedua
1777(1777) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 145.4 x 95.9 cm (57.2 x 37.8 in) cyf
   
   
     
John Webber Captain Cook oil painting


Captain Cook
oil on canvas painting by John Webber, 1776, Museum of New Zealand Tepapa Tongarewa, Wellington Date 1776(1776) cyf
Painting ID::  80239 		John Webber
Captain Cook
oil on canvas painting by John Webber, 1776, Museum of New Zealand Tepapa Tongarewa, Wellington Date 1776(1776) cyf
   
   
     
John Webber A Chief of the Sandwich Islands oil painting


A Chief of the Sandwich Islands
Date 1787(1787) Source National Library of Australia, Canberra TTD
Painting ID::  92623 		John Webber
A Chief of the Sandwich Islands
Date 1787(1787) Source National Library of Australia, Canberra TTD
   
   
     
John Webber Head and shoulders portrait of a young Tahitian male oil painting


Head and shoulders portrait of a young Tahitian male
Date c. 1777 TTD
Painting ID::  92629 		John Webber
Head and shoulders portrait of a young Tahitian male
Date c. 1777 TTD
   
   
     
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     John Webber
     (1751-1793), Landscape painter, was an English artist best known for his images of early Alaska and Hawaii. Webber was born on October 6, 1751 in London, educated in Switzerland and studied painting at Paris[2]. Webber served as official artist on Captain James Cook??s third voyage of discovery around the Pacific (1776-1780) aboard HMS Resolution. At Adventure Bay in January 1777 he did drawings of "A Man of Van Diemen's Land" and "A Woman of Van Diemen's Land". He also did many drawings of scenes in New Zealand and the South Sea islands. On this voyage, during which Cook lost his life in a fight in Hawaii, Webber became the first European artist to make contact with Hawaii, then called the Sandwich Islands. He made numerous watercolor landscapes of the islands of Kauai and Hawaii, and also portrayed many of the Hawaiian people. Back in England in 1780 Webber exhibited around 50 works at Royal Academy exhibitions between 1784 and 1792, and was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1785 and R.A. in 1791. Most of his work were landscapes. Sometimes figures were included as in "A Party from H.M.S. Resolution shooting sea horses", which was shown at the academy in 1784, and his "The Death of Captain Cook" became well known through an engraving of it. Another version of this picture is in the William Dixson gallery at Sydney. Webber died in London in 1793.

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