Title

Omai, a native of the island of Utietea

Date made

1780 – 1 September 1780

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London, Cheapside View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

mezzotint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Support

medium weight smooth off-white paper

State

Published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso upper right corner in black pencil, '3192'. Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, '26 [upside down] / 812/031 $7,500 framed in black pencil'. Inscribed verso lower right corner in black pencil, 'P/+/+ / on approval [upside down]'. Inscribed verso lower right corner in black pencil, 'L 1 cal [illegible]'. Inscribed verso lower centre in black pencil, 'P'. Inscribed verso centre, '[illegible initials upside down]'.

Subject description

Omai, - South sea islander, - b. 1735? - Portraits. | Polynesians - Tahiti - Portraits

IRN

183920

Accession number

2009.109

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 5, 2008/2009 (2009-04-28)

Provenance

The Robert and Mary Anne Parks Collection. Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Hordern House, Sydney, April 2009; From the catalogue, 'Captain James Cook: The great Explorer: The Robert and Mary Anne Parks Collection, Sydney: Hordern House, July 2008, cat., no.61.

Credit line

Purchased 2009

Subject categories

Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English | Australia, Art period: Pre-European settlement, to 1778

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013