File:John Cleveley the Younger, Views of the South Seas (No. 4 of 4).jpg

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English: Views of the South Seas, a set of four.

1. View of Huaheine, one of the Society Islands;
2. View of Morea, one of the Friendly Islands;
3. View of Charlotte Sound in New Zealand (sic, actually a view in Matavai Bay, Tahiti);
4. View of Owhyhee, one of the Sandwich Islands (also known as 'The Death of Cook')
hand-coloured aquatints published by F. Jukes in 1787-88. 43 x 59cm (16 15/16 x 23 1/4in) (image size)

(4). This rare set of four aquatints relates to Cook's Third Voyage. The watercolours from which these prints were engraved were painted by James Cleveley, carpenter on HMS Resolution. According to the imprint on the aquatints, the original sketches were repainted by James's brother, John, in London. Cleveley died in 1786 and by the time his four watercolours were turned into aquatints by John Martyn two years later, changes had been made to the scene depicting Cook, far from trying to calm the situation, fighting the Hawaiians. See https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-art-of-spin-painting-shows-how-engravers-brushed-over-cooks-demise-552992.html

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between 1787 and 1788

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http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/16210/lot/1/

Author

John Martyn after



Alternative names	John Cleveley; John II Cleveley; John I Cleveley; John Cleveley Jr.; J. Cleveley; John Cleveley Junior; John Cleveley, the Younger
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	25 December 1747 (in Julian calendar) / 1747	25 June 1786
Location of birth/death		London
Authority file	: Q6226371 VIAF: 41699461 ISNI: 0000000067061837 ULAN: 500010662 LCCN: nr91041109 NLA: 35453624 WorldCat

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