John Webber
(1751-1793), Landscape painter, was an English artist best known for his images of early Alaska and Hawaii. Webber was born on October 6, 1751 in London, educated in Switzerland and studied painting at Paris[2]. Webber served as official artist on Captain James Cook??s third voyage of discovery around the Pacific (1776-1780) aboard HMS Resolution. At Adventure Bay in January 1777 he did drawings of "A Man of Van Diemen's Land" and "A Woman of Van Diemen's Land". He also did many drawings of scenes in New Zealand and the South Sea islands. On this voyage, during which Cook lost his life in a fight in Hawaii, Webber became the first European artist to make contact with Hawaii, then called the Sandwich Islands. He made numerous watercolor landscapes of the islands of Kauai and Hawaii, and also portrayed many of the Hawaiian people. Back in England in 1780 Webber exhibited around 50 works at Royal Academy exhibitions between 1784 and 1792, and was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1785 and R.A. in 1791. Most of his work were landscapes. Sometimes figures were included as in "A Party from H.M.S. Resolution shooting sea horses", which was shown at the academy in 1784, and his "The Death of Captain Cook" became well known through an engraving of it. Another version of this picture is in the William Dixson gallery at Sydney. Webber died in London in 1793.

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John Webber Ship Cove Queen Charlotte Sound oil painting


Ship Cove Queen Charlotte Sound
oil on canvas painting by John Webber
Painting ID::  69671
John Webber
Ship Cove Queen Charlotte Sound
oil on canvas painting by John Webber
   
   
     

John Webber The Tahitian Princess Poedua, the daughter of Orio, Chief of Raiatea oil painting


The Tahitian Princess Poedua, the daughter of Orio, Chief of Raiatea
Oil on canvas 145.4 ?? 95.9 cm (57.2 ?? 37.8 in) cjr
Painting ID::  76390
John Webber
The Tahitian Princess Poedua, the daughter of Orio, Chief of Raiatea
Oil on canvas 145.4 ?? 95.9 cm (57.2 ?? 37.8 in) cjr
   
   
     

John Webber Captain Cook, oil on canvas painting by John Webber oil painting


Captain Cook, oil on canvas painting by John Webber
Captain Cook, oil on canvas painting by John Webber, 1776, Museum of New Zealand Tepapa Tongarewa, Wellington. cjr
Painting ID::  76775
John Webber
Captain Cook, oil on canvas painting by John Webber
Captain Cook, oil on canvas painting by John Webber, 1776, Museum of New Zealand Tepapa Tongarewa, Wellington. cjr
   
   
     

John Webber daughter of Orio oil painting


daughter of Orio
Date 1777(1777) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 145.4 x 95.9 cm (57.2 x 37.8 in) cyf
Painting ID::  78177
John Webber
daughter of Orio
Date 1777(1777) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 145.4 x 95.9 cm (57.2 x 37.8 in) cyf
   
   
     

John Webber Portrait of Poedooa oil painting


Portrait of Poedooa
1777(1777) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 145.4 x 95.9 cm (57.2 x 37.8 in) cyf
Painting ID::  78262
John Webber
Portrait of Poedooa
1777(1777) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 145.4 x 95.9 cm (57.2 x 37.8 in) cyf
   
   
     

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     John Webber
     (1751-1793), Landscape painter, was an English artist best known for his images of early Alaska and Hawaii. Webber was born on October 6, 1751 in London, educated in Switzerland and studied painting at Paris[2]. Webber served as official artist on Captain James Cook??s third voyage of discovery around the Pacific (1776-1780) aboard HMS Resolution. At Adventure Bay in January 1777 he did drawings of "A Man of Van Diemen's Land" and "A Woman of Van Diemen's Land". He also did many drawings of scenes in New Zealand and the South Sea islands. On this voyage, during which Cook lost his life in a fight in Hawaii, Webber became the first European artist to make contact with Hawaii, then called the Sandwich Islands. He made numerous watercolor landscapes of the islands of Kauai and Hawaii, and also portrayed many of the Hawaiian people. Back in England in 1780 Webber exhibited around 50 works at Royal Academy exhibitions between 1784 and 1792, and was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1785 and R.A. in 1791. Most of his work were landscapes. Sometimes figures were included as in "A Party from H.M.S. Resolution shooting sea horses", which was shown at the academy in 1784, and his "The Death of Captain Cook" became well known through an engraving of it. Another version of this picture is in the William Dixson gallery at Sydney. Webber died in London in 1793.

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