Group of drawings of Kamchatkan natives
John Webber
- Art Funded
- 2007
- Dimensions
- From 29 x 20 cm to 35 x 25 cm
- Vendor
- Hordern House
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.
Provenance
Francis Edwards, 1932; Francis Farquhar (1887-1974); bequeathed to his wife (who died in 2000); R David Parsons; Hordern House, Sydney.