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A Human Sacrifice, in a Morai, in Otaheite

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Date

1784

Artist

Print after John Webber (1751-1793)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3159061

Additional Makers

Possibly painted by - John Webber; Print maker - William Woollett

Description

Illustration to "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. in the years 1776-80" [abridged edition published by John Stockdale]: preparations for a human sacrifice watched by Captain Cook and others from the expedition; etched state with scratched artists' names. 1784. Hand-coloured etching.

Inscription

Scratched below the image 'J Webber del / W. Woollett aqua fortis fecit'; annotated in pencil on the recto 'A Human Sacrifice on Otaheite - Etched by Woollet [sic] & tinted by Webber'

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Tahiti, French Polynesia

Country

French Polynesia

Medium

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