© Captain Cook Memorial Museum
A view in the Island of Madeira
Artist: William Hodges (1744 - 1797)
Location: Captain Cook Memorial Museum
Date: 1777
Materials: oil on panel
Dimensions: 47 x 64 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £20,000 (Total: £80,000)
Vendor: John Mitchell & Son
Review number: 4933 (2001)
Provenance:
An anonymous English country home; Sotheby's 2001.
Description:
William Hodges accompanied Captain Cook on his second voyage of exploration. The ship stayed 4 days in Madeira. The governor of the island did not allow the artist to go ashore and therefore this work was painted within the ship.
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