Description
This is a framed three-quarter-length portrait of the explorer and navigator Captain James Cook in his Royal Navy uniform. It was begun in 1776 by the artist John Webber (1751-93), who accompanied Cook as the official artist on his third voyage of exploration, from 1776 to 1780, on the ships 'Resolution' and 'Discovery'. The portrait was completed in 1780 after Cook's death in 1779.
Acknowledgements
| Copyright | Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |
|---|---|
| Creator | John Webber, artist, 1780 |
| Identifiers | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa number 1960-0013-1
TLF resource R1742 |
| Source | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, http://www.tepapa.govt.nz |
