South Sea Islanders, ca. 1778 / William Hodges

SSV*/Mao/1

fonds

ca. 1778

Graphic Materials, Paintings

844789

Copy print : SSV*/Mao/1a
Copy print : SSV*/Mao/1b
Copy print : SSV*/Mao/1c
Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room

3 paintings - 3 7/8 x 2 15/16 in., 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. and 5 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. on one mount - oil

Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009

Note in blue pencil on back of mount states 'painted on ship's canvas'.

Also on back of mount in pencil '494'.

Title followed by 'Webber' written in pencil at bottom of mount and note re Cook reference on right hand side. These two notes may be in a former library officer's hand.

Largest painting has inscription in pencil in lower left hand corner which seems to read '434 (or 424 or 494) J. Webber'. It is similar to a plate in Cook's 2nd Voyage, vol. 2, opposite p. 152, titled 'Man of New Zealand' which is captioned 'Drawn from nature by W. Hodges'.

Mr Skelton, 28 January, 1958 (ML57/127) states 'the paintings look more like Webber's work than that of Hodges'