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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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The Tahitian Princess Poedua
1777(1777)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 145.4 x 95.9 cm (57.2 x 37.8 in)
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Painting ID:: 78524
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The_Tahitian_Princess_Poedua
1777(1777)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 145.4 x 95.9 cm (57.2 x 37.8 in)
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Captain Cook
oil on canvas painting by John Webber, 1776, Museum of New Zealand Tepapa Tongarewa, Wellington
Date 1776(1776)
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Painting ID:: 80239
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Captain_Cook
oil on canvas painting by John Webber, 1776, Museum of New Zealand Tepapa Tongarewa, Wellington
Date 1776(1776)
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A Chief of the Sandwich Islands
Date 1787(1787)
Source National Library of Australia, Canberra
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Painting ID:: 92623
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A_Chief_of_the_Sandwich_Islands
Date 1787(1787)
Source National Library of Australia, Canberra
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Head and shoulders portrait of a young Tahitian male
Date c. 1777
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Painting ID:: 92629
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Head_and_shoulders_portrait_of_a_young_Tahitian_male
Date c. 1777
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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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