Group of drawings of Kamchatkan natives

John Webber (1751 - 1793)

Captain Cook Memorial Museum

1779

Webber was official artist on Cook's Third Voyage of discovery. These 6 drawings are the first representation by a European artist of Kamchatka and its peoples. They show a humanity and sympathy with their subjects while at the same time providing a unique ethnographic 'field study' of early contacts.

• Medium: pencil, crayon & chalk & sepia wash on paper
• Dimensions: from 29 x 20cm to 35 x 25cm
• Art Fund Grant: £50000 ( Total: £241,971)
• ArtFunded in: 2007
• Vendor: Hordern House

Provenance

Francis Edwards, 1932; Francis Farquhar (1887-1974); bequeathed to his wife (who died in 2000); R David Parsons; Hordern House, Sydney.

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