PORTRAIT OF A MAN OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS WITH HIS HELMET, together with A YOUNG WOMAN OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. by [JAMES COOK] WEBBER, J.

PORTRAIT OF A MAN OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS WITH HIS HELMET, together with A YOUNG WOMAN OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. [JAMES COOK] WEBBER, J.: 22793 Alexander Hogg, London, 1785. Two images engraved on copper and printed on one sheet, 220 x 330 mm., uncoloured, no marks or foxing, VG. Hogg had the most popular of Webber's drawings re-engraved for his own edition of Cook's third voyage. An example of the feathered helmet created a sensation when displayed in London, and Zoffany used a similarly helmeted figure in his version of Captain Cook's death. $300.00AUD
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