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C1809
The Resolution beating through the ice, with the Discovery in the most eminent danger in the distance [sic]
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Important, early c.19th hand coloured aquatint by John Webber (1752-1793) artist on Cook’s third and final voyage depicting the Resolution and the Discovery surrounded by ice flows. One of Cook’s written orders given to him by the Admiralty was to … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Resolution beating through the ice, with the Discovery in the most eminent danger in the distance [sic]
Date:
C1809
Artist:
Condition:
Faint creasing at lower left, at plate mark, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Aquatint with original hand colouring
Image Size:
422mm
x 287mm
Paper Size:
542mm
x 413mm
AUTHENTICITY
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dated:
1809
Description:
Important, early c.19th hand coloured aquatint by John Webber (1752-1793) artist on Cook’s third and final voyage depicting the Resolution and the Discovery surrounded by ice flows.
One of Cook’s written orders given to him by the Admiralty was to explore the northwest coast of America and to establish whether a Northwest Passage connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic, existed. The view depicts the two ships, the Resolution and the Discovery, facing the challenges of Arctic navigation off Icy Cape, Alaska, which was Cook’s farthest north point during the voyage.
Dated April 1 1809 within the publication line, without a watermark as sometimes found. Hill notes, “The title page is dated 1808 in all copies, but the plate imprints are dated April, 1809, and the water mark dates vary widely copy by copy, apparently a feature peculiar to Boydell’s color plate books.
From: Webber, J. Views in the South Seas
References:
Beddie, M. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, RN,FRS, Circumnavigator. Sydney 1970:: 1872 397.
Abbey, J.R. Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860. London 1972:: 595.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 :: 1837.
Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790 to 1860. Folkstone 1973 :: 501.
Joppien, R. & Smith, B. The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages; Vol. I, II & III. Melbourne 1985-1987 :: 3.276Aa.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 614931
National Gallery Australia: Accession Number: 2016.487.9 IRN: 304862
British Museum London: Museum number 1917,1208.13.1-20
Beddie, M. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, RN,FRS, Circumnavigator. Sydney 1970:: 1872 397.
Abbey, J.R. Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860. London 1972:: 595.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 :: 1837.
Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790 to 1860. Folkstone 1973 :: 501.
Joppien, R. & Smith, B. The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages; Vol. I, II & III. Melbourne 1985-1987 :: 3.276Aa.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 614931
National Gallery Australia: Accession Number: 2016.487.9 IRN: 304862
British Museum London: Museum number 1917,1208.13.1-20
John Webber (1752 - 1793)
John Webber was an 18th century artist, best known for his work as the official artist on Captain James Cook's third and final voyage to the Pacific in 1776-1780. He was born in London, England in 1751 and was trained as an artist. Webber accompanied Cook on his voyage as the official artist, tasked with creating drawings and paintings of the places and people they encountered. He produced many illustrations and sketches that were used to make engravings for inclusion in the official account of the voyage, published after Cook's death. Webber was required to "give a more perfect idea thereof than can be formed by written description." Webber's illustrations and engravings of the Pacific islands and their inhabitants are considered some of the most accurate and detailed depictions of the region from that time. They provide an important record of the places and people encountered by Cook and his crew, and are valuable for understanding the culture and daily life of the people of the Pacific during the 18th century. He died in London in 1793, after having returned from the voyage, but his work continues to be recognised as an important historical record of the voyage and of the art of his time. Webber's oeuvre from the voyage was the most comprehensive record of sights in the Pacific region ever produced.
