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A Boxing Match, in Hapaee.
| Article ID | OZ0494 |
Title | A Boxing Match, in Hapaee. |
Description | View showing a boxing match on Lifuka Island (Tonga Archipelago). Engraver I. Tylor, published Scatcherd and Whitaker. |
| Year | ca. 1784 |
Artist | Webber (1752-1793) |
John Webber R.A. (c.1752-1793), the son of a Swiss sculptor, living in London, submitted his work to the Royal Academy Schools, one of the first to admire his paintings was Dr Daniel Solander, the Swedish naturalist who had accompanied Cook and Banks on the first voyage. Knowing that no artist had yet been selected for Cook's voyage, Solander recommended Webber to the Admiralty and Royal Society. His appointment was made just days before the departure. Webber was lucky enough to escape the massacre in Hawaii, where Cook met his death, and returned to London in October 1780. | |
Historical Description | The Kingdom of Tonga is an island state in the South Pacific that belongs to Polynesia. They used to be called Friendship Islands. |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Dimensions (cm) | 25 x 18 cm |
| Condition | Stains outer margins |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Steel engraving |
Reproduction:
27.75 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )