A woman from the island of Tanna, with her baby, encountered by Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by J. Basire, 1777, after W. Hodges.
- Hodges, William, 1744-1797.
- Date:
- Feb.y 1st 1777
- Reference:
- 566174i
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"The engraver has given an arm to the child, and endowed it with a more affectionate expression and relationship to its mother. It is possible that Basire's apprentice William Blake may have had a hand in the engraving."—Joppien and Smith, op. cit. p. 231
Publication/Creation
London (in New Street Shoe Lane) : Wm. Strahan ; [London] (in the Strand) : Thos. Cadell, Feb.y 1st 1777.
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 28.5 x 19.2 cm
Lettering
Woman of the island of Tanna. Drawn from nature by W. Hodges. Engrav'd by J. Basire
Bears number: XLV
References note
Rüdiger Joppien and Bernard Smith, The art of Captain Cook's voyages, vol. 2: The voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775, New Haven and London 1985, pl. 102, pp. 111, 231
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Wellcome Collection 566174i
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