John Hawksworth L.L.D., one of the editors of Cook's First Voyage and Captain James King LLD. FRS., Captain Cook's Coadjutor in his third and last voyage
Title
Date made
1778 – c.1780
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Support
thin pale green laid paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed upper right in black pencil, 'Australia 40-'. Inscribed verso right edge in black pencil, 'Hogg, Alex / [ca. 1780]'.
Subject description
Shows head and shoulder portraits of Hawksworth and King inside adjacent oval panels. The Hawkesworth portrait maybe loosely based on Sir Joshua Reynolds' portrait (reversed). The James King portrait may be loosely based on a portrait attributed to John Webber. [Alexander Turnbull Library]
IRN
207537
Accession number
2011.106
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
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013