A man of the Sandwich Islands, in a mask
Primary Artist
Thomas Cook (1744–1818)
Title
A man of the Sandwich Islands, in a mask
Source
Cook, James and King, James. 'A voyage to the Pacific Ocean... for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. London: Printed by W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol & T. Codell, 1784
Page or Plate number
plate 66
Date made
1784
Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Support
thin smooth cream laid paper
Manufacturers mark
watermark indecipherable
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
no inscriptions.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
212349
Accession number
2011.1215
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
Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English | Australia, Art period: Pre-European settlement, to 1778
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Cook, Thomas. | (1744–1818) English | Male | engraver
Webber, John. | (1751–1793) English | Male | print after
Last Updated
18 Jan 2026