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[Death of Captain Cook, ca. 1784] / possibly by John Webber
[Death of Captain Cook, ca. 1784] / possibly by John Webber
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
[ca. 1781-83?]
Call Numbers
DG 26
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - 83.5 x 109.5 cm. (sight) in frame 109 x 145 cm. - oil on canvas
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge : Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales
Physical Access Conditions
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Issue Copy
Digitised
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Alternative Titles
Full title
[Death of Captain Cook, ca. 1784] / possibly by John Webber
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 846251...
Signature / Inscriptions
Work is unsigned and undated.
Conservation note
Cleaned Jan 2008
Frame repaired following minor damage, 2011
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Sir William Dixson, 1929
Exhibited in
- Terra Australis : the furthest shore
- People and Places
- Possessed : an exhibition of treasures
- Swiss Artists in Australia : 1777-1991
- Cook & Omai : the cult of the South Seas
- Le Mystere Laperouse : enquete dans le Pacifique Sud
Art Gallery of New South Wales (27 July - 9 October, 1988)
State Library of New South Wales (January, 1979 - December, 1979)
State Library of New South Wales (March, 1997 - June, 1997)
Art Gallery of New South Wales (January, 1991 - March, 1991)
National Library of Australia (February, 2001 - June, 2001)
Musee Nationale de la Marine
Administrative / Biographical history
In 1776, John Webber (1752-1793) was appointed topographical artist on the Resolution and sailed with James Cook on the third voyage, 1776-1780.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DG 26
Record Identifier
YRlZLQVn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YRlZLQVn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
457558
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