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John Webber: English: A Man of the Sandwich Islands with His Helmet.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Unknown authorUnknown author, based on a portrait by John Webber.
John Webber  (–1793)  wikidata:Q323505
 
John Webber
Alternative names
Johann Wãber; Johann Wäber; R.A. Webber; Weeber; Webber; R. A. Webber
Description British explorer, painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 6 October 1751 / 1752 Edit this at Wikidata 29 April 1793 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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artist QS:P170,Q323505
Title
English: A Man of the Sandwich Islands with His Helmet.
Description
English: A colored portrait based on the Portrait of Kaneena, a chief of the Sandwich Islands in the North Pacific by John Webber. The actual spelling is Kanaina, and he was one of the two chiefs along with Palea (Pareea) who were the first to greet Captain James Cook at Kealakekua Bay. Described as fine as "a figure as can be seen. He was about six feet high, had regular and expressive features, with lively dark eyes; his deportment was easy, firm, and graceful." According to Abraham Fornander he is possibly the person who struck the fatal blow that ended James Cook's life; he called him Kalanimanokahoowaha. According to another source he was one of the chiefs that died in the fighting.
Date circa 1830
date QS:P571,+1830-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium watercolor.
Dimensions height: 75 cm (29.5 in); width: 51 cm (20 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,75U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,51U174728
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institution QS:P195,Q623578
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nla.pic-an13864659.
Object history
  • c. 1830: Created in Hawaii.
  • c. 1830 – 1839: Part of the collection of 30 watercolours relating to the South Seas belonging to Rev. John Williams (1796 – 20 November 1839), which was used by him and his ministers when raising funds for the London Missionary Society.
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Source/Photographer National Library of Australia]
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