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A young woman from Tahiti, dancing. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1784, after J. Webber.
- Webber, John, 1751-1793.
- Date
- [1784]
- Reference
- 566630i
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Description
Recorded on the third voyage of Captain James Cook (1777-1780)
Publication/Creation
[London] : [Printed for John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy], [1784]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 27.9 x 22.9 cm
Lettering
A young woman of Otaheite, dancing ; J. Webber del. ; J.K. Sherwin sc.
References note
Rüdiger Joppien and Bernard Smith, The art of Captain Cook's voyages, vol. 3: The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, New Haven and London 1988, p. 361 no. 3.104A
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 566630i
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Languages
- English
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Location Status Access Closed stores