Primary Artist

Jacques Renaud Benard (1731–1794)

Title

Le capitaine Jaques Cook: membre de la société royale de Londres [Captain JAmes Cook: member of the Royal Society of London]

Source

Cook, James. 'Voyage dans l'hemisphere austral'. Paris: Hotel de Thou, 1778

Page or Plate number

plate 1

Date made

1778

Place made

Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

printed upper right above image, 'Pl.1'.
printed lower centre below image, 'LE CAP.NE JACQUES COOK / Membre de la Société Royale de Londres.'.
printed lower right below image, 'Benard'.

Support

medium-weight textured cream laid paper

Support size

26.4 x 20.1 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark upper left, '[illegible]'.

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

no inscriptions

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower right in black pencil, '20p'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

207543

Accession number

2011.11

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 4, 2010/2011 (2011-02-22)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Ted and Gina Gregg, Sydney, February 2011.

Credit line

Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg, 2010

Subject categories

Portrait | Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Benard, Jacques Renaud. | (1731–1794) French | Male | engraver

Last Updated

11 Oct 2025