Cleveley View of Huahine Society Islands
French Edition
18th Century
Height 20” Width 33" image size not including mat
Provenance: Sothebys, NY
John Cleveley Junior bore the same name as his father, who also had artistic skills. John received lessons from Paul Sandby, Chief Drawing Master at Woolwich, and came to specialize in shipping and riverside scenes. He was chosen to join the Resolution as Joseph Banks' natural history draughtsman on Captain Cook's second voyage to the Pacific (1772-75). However, when Banks' plans fell through, John instead accompanied him on his journey to the Orkneys, Hebrides and Iceland in 1772. John's brother, James, was carpenter on board the Resolution during Captain Cook's third and final voyage to the Pacific (1776-1780). James is said to have made drawings on the voyage, from which John developed watercolor paintings that were later reproduced in aquatint, as a set of titled engravings. However, the set of four engravings from which this 'View of Huahine' comes, include details not accurate to the Pacific at the time, but which were taken from wider European iconography. The three other views are 'View of Morea, one of the Friendly Islands', View of Queen Charlotte Sound in New Zealand', and 'View of Owhyhee [Hawai'i], one of the Sandwich Islands'. Te Papa has only this view of Huahine, and the view of Hawaii, which is better known as 'The death of Captain Cook'.
French Edition
18th Century
Height 20” Width 33" image size not including mat
Provenance: Sothebys, NY
John Cleveley Junior bore the same name as his father, who also had artistic skills. John received lessons from Paul Sandby, Chief Drawing Master at Woolwich, and came to specialize in shipping and riverside scenes. He was chosen to join the Resolution as Joseph Banks' natural history draughtsman on Captain Cook's second voyage to the Pacific (1772-75). However, when Banks' plans fell through, John instead accompanied him on his journey to the Orkneys, Hebrides and Iceland in 1772. John's brother, James, was carpenter on board the Resolution during Captain Cook's third and final voyage to the Pacific (1776-1780). James is said to have made drawings on the voyage, from which John developed watercolor paintings that were later reproduced in aquatint, as a set of titled engravings. However, the set of four engravings from which this 'View of Huahine' comes, include details not accurate to the Pacific at the time, but which were taken from wider European iconography. The three other views are 'View of Morea, one of the Friendly Islands', View of Queen Charlotte Sound in New Zealand', and 'View of Owhyhee [Hawai'i], one of the Sandwich Islands'. Te Papa has only this view of Huahine, and the view of Hawaii, which is better known as 'The death of Captain Cook'.
French Edition
18th Century
Height 20” Width 33" image size not including mat
Provenance: Sothebys, NY
John Cleveley Junior bore the same name as his father, who also had artistic skills. John received lessons from Paul Sandby, Chief Drawing Master at Woolwich, and came to specialize in shipping and riverside scenes. He was chosen to join the Resolution as Joseph Banks' natural history draughtsman on Captain Cook's second voyage to the Pacific (1772-75). However, when Banks' plans fell through, John instead accompanied him on his journey to the Orkneys, Hebrides and Iceland in 1772. John's brother, James, was carpenter on board the Resolution during Captain Cook's third and final voyage to the Pacific (1776-1780). James is said to have made drawings on the voyage, from which John developed watercolor paintings that were later reproduced in aquatint, as a set of titled engravings. However, the set of four engravings from which this 'View of Huahine' comes, include details not accurate to the Pacific at the time, but which were taken from wider European iconography. The three other views are 'View of Morea, one of the Friendly Islands', View of Queen Charlotte Sound in New Zealand', and 'View of Owhyhee [Hawai'i], one of the Sandwich Islands'. Te Papa has only this view of Huahine, and the view of Hawaii, which is better known as 'The death of Captain Cook'.