Omai, a native of the island of Utietea

Artist: Jacobé, Johann. | Title: Omai, a native of the island of Utietea | Date: 1 September 1780 (imprint) | Technique: mezzotint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
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Primary Artist

Johann Jacobé (1733–1797)

Title

Omai, a native of the island of Utietea

Date made

1 September 1780 (imprint)

Place made

Cheapsie, London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

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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

Creators

Reynolds, Joshua. | (1723–1792) English | Male | print after

Jacobé, Johann. | (1733–1797) Austrian | Male | engraver

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Jacobé, Johann. | Title: Omai, a native of the island of Utietea | Date: 1 September 1780 (imprint) | Technique: mezzotint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2009.109

State

Published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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