JOHN HALL AFTER JOHN WEBBER (british, 1739-1797) "POULAHO, KING OF THE FRIENDLY ISLANDS" C. 1785, engraving with hand coloring. Plate: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (28.6 x 22.2cm) provenance: Private Collection, Philadelphia. note: John Webber was an artist on Captain James Cook's third Voyage (1776-1780), Cook described meeting Poulaho in May 1777 and refers to the distinctive diadem of colored feathers worn here.
JOHN HALL AFTER JOHN WEBBER (british, 1739-1797) "POULAHO, KING OF THE FRIENDLY ISLANDS" C. 1785, engraving with hand coloring. Plate: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (28.6 x 22.2cm) provenance: Private Collection, Philadelphia. note: John Webber was an artist on Captain James Cook's third Voyage (1776-1780), Cook described meeting Poulaho in May 1777 and refers to the distinctive diadem of colored feathers worn here.
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