A man from Easter island (Rapa Nui), with elongated ears, encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1777, after W. Hodges.

  • Hodges, William, 1744-1797.
Date:
Feb.y 1st 1777
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566175i
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Described in Cook's journal, 13 March 1774. Bartolozzi " has captured the expression of the original very well. The puzzled passivity and wonderment of the drawing however has been sharpened to a mien more challenging ."—Joppien and Smith, loc. cit.

Publication/Creation

London (in New Street Shoe Lane) : Wm. Strahan ; [London] (in the Strand) : Thos. Cadell, Feb.y 1st 1777.

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1 print : engraving ; image 22.5 x 17.8 cm

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Man of Easter Island. Drawn from nature by W. Hodges. Engrav'd by F. Bartolozzi. Bears number: XLVI

References note

Rüdiger Joppien and Bernard Smith, The art of Captain Cook's voyages, vol. 2: The voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775, New Haven and London 1985, p. 198, no. 2.96A

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Wellcome Collection 566175i

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