File:A Woman of the Sandwich Islands, in the North Pacific Ocean, sketched by Webber, printed by Warren.jpg

Original file(750 × 1,040 pixels, file size: 237 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary edit

Description
English: Portrait of Poeta, wearing a head band, a neck ornament and a shawl. 1785. Engraving. Print made by Ambrose William Warren. She could be the wife of Kanaina who was portray alongisde her.
Date published in 1785, sketched in the 1770s
Source British Museum
Author
John Webber  (–1793)  wikidata:Q323505
 
John Webber
Alternative names
Johann Wãber; Johann Wäber; R.A. Webber; Weeber; Webber; R. A. Webber
Description British explorer, painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 6 October 1751 / 1752 Edit this at Wikidata 29 April 1793 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
Work location
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q323505
, Print made by Ambrose William Warren
Other versions

Licensing edit

Public domain

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.


You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current15:40, 2 October 2011Thumbnail for version as of 15:40, 2 October 2011750 × 1,040 (237 KB)KAVEBEAR (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=Portrait of Poeta, wearing a head band, a neck ornament and a shawl. 1785. Engraving. Print made by Ambrose William Warren. She could be the wife of Kanaina who was portray alongisde her.}} |Source