Omai, a native of Ulaietea.
Primary Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727–1815)
Title
Date made
1774
Place made
London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
power left below image in black ink, 'N Dance del..'.
printed lower right below image in black ink, 'F.Bartolozzi Sculp.'.
no date.
printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'OMAI a Native of ULAIETEA.'
Matrix size
46.5 x 29.1 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
Support size
51.3 x 29.9 cm (sheet (sight))
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject description
Portrait of Omai a south sea islander from Huahine
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
150154
Accession number
2006.478
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 2005/2006 (2006-06-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Hordern House, Sydney, 2006.
Credit line
Purchased 2006
Subject categories
Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English | Portrait: male | Australia, Art period: Pre-European settlement, to 1778
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Bartolozzi, Francesco. | (1727–1815) English | Italian | Male | engraver
Dance, Nathaniel. | (1735–1811) English | Male | print after
Last Updated
03 Sep 2025