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

Artist: Benard, Jacques Renaud. | Title: Le capitaine Jaques Cook: membre de la société royale de Londres [Captain JAmes Cook: member of the Royal Society of London] | Date: 1778 | Technique: engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
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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]

Date made

1778

Place made

Paris, Île-de-France, France View on map Close map

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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'.

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

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

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

207543

Creators

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

Last Updated

17 Jan 2026

Impressions

Artist: Benard, Jacques Renaud. | Title: Le capitaine Jaques Cook: membre de la société royale de Londres [Captain JAmes Cook: member of the Royal Society of London] | Date: 1778 | Technique: engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2011.11

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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