Francesco Bartolozzi; William Byrne; after John Webber
1725-1815; 1743-1805; 1751-1793
THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN COOK 1784
$8,000–12,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Francesco Bartolozzi; William Byrne; after John Webber
1725-1815; 1743-1805; 1751-1793
THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN COOK 1784
engraving
igned in printed text below image lower left \x91Drawn by J. Webber\x92, lower centre \x91The Figures Engraved by F.Bartolozzi, R.A. Engraver to His Majesty\x92 and lower right \x91The Landscape by W.Byrne\x92; dated in printed text below image bottom centre (now lost) \x91Published as the Act Directs 1st January 1784\x92
42.2 X 58.1CM (image); 46.1 X 60.1CM (sheet)
Provenance
Private Collection, South Australia
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