Omai, a native of the island of Utietea

Title

Omai, a native of the island of Utietea

Date made

1780 – 1 September 1780

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

mezzotint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

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

Subject description

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

Legacy id

183920

Last Updated

10 Oct 2022

Impressions

State

Published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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