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Plate I

Portrait of Captain James Cook
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa / Google Arts & Culture, via Wikimedia Commons↗ Source

Portrait of Captain James Cook

John Webber, artist

John Webber portrait of James Cook based on studies made before Cook's death and formerly owned by Cook's widow, Elizabeth.

Date
c. 1780
Collection
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference
1960-0013-1

Record

Medium
oil paint; canvas
Dimensions
695 mm wide; 1095 mm high
Origin
United Kingdom

In the Tapestry

Created by
John WebberA
Depicts
James CookA

Provenance and history

  1. c. 1780

    Created by John WebberA

Sources

  1. A

    collections.tepapa.govt.nz

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