JOHN HALL, AFTER JOHN WEBBER (british, 1739-1797) "POULAHO, KING...

JOHN HALL, AFTER JOHN WEBBER
(british, 1739-1797)
"POULAHO, KING OF THE FRIENDLY ISLANDS"
C. 1785, engraving with hand coloring.
Plate: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (28.6 x 22.2cm)
provenance:
Private Collection, Philadelphia.
note:
John Webber was an artist on Captain James Cook's third Voyage (1776-1780), Cook described meeting Poulaho in May 1777 and refers to the distinctive diadem of colored feathers worn here.