Portrait of James Cook
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Painting by Nathaniel Dance-Holland
| Portrait of James Cook | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Nathaniel Dance-Holland |
| Year | c.1775 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 127 c×ばつ 101.6 cm (50 in×ばつ 40.0 in) |
| Location | National Maritime Museum, London |
Portrait of James Cook is a c. 1775 portrait painting by the English Nathaniel Dance-Holland.[1] It depicts the British explorer and Royal Navy officer James Cook.[2] [3] Known for his voyages in the Pacific Ocean and visits to New Zealand, Hawaii and elsewhere, he was subsequently killed in Hawaii in 1779. Dance-Holland spent many years in Italy before returning to Britain to become a leading portrait painter.[4]
Cook is portrayed wearing the dress uniform of a captain and holds his own map of the Southern Ocean with his hand pointing to the eastern coast of Australia. Today the painting is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.[5]
References
[edit ]Bibliography
[edit ]- Hamilton, James C. Captain James Cook and the Search for Antarctica. Pen and Sword History, 2020.
- Moon, Paul. A Draught of the South Land: Mapping New Zealand from Tasman to Cook.
- Palmer, Allison Lee. Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture. Scarecrow Press, 2011.
- Quilley, Geoff & Bonehill, Jane (ed.) William Hodges 1744-1797: The Art of Exploration. Yale University Press, 2004.
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