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South Africa: Table Mountain and Cape Town (1772), William Hodges (1744–1797), the official artist on Captain James Cook’s second voyage (1772-1775)

William Hodges (28 October 1744 – 6 March 1797) was an English painter. He was a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings of locations he visited on that voyage, including Table Bay, Tahiti, Easter Island, and the Antarctic. Hodges accompanied Cook to the Pacific as the expedition's artist in 1772-1775. Many of his sketches and wash paintings were adapted as engravings in the original published edition of Cook's journals from the voyage.

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Titre: South Africa: Table Mountain and Cape Town (1772), William Hodges (1744–1797), the official artist on Captain James Cook’s second voyage (1772-1775)

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William Hodges (28 October 1744 – 6 March 1797) was an English painter. He was a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings of locations he visited on that voyage, including Table Bay, Tahiti, Easter Island, and the Antarctic. Hodges accompanied Cook to the Pacific as the expedition's artist in 1772-1775. Many of his sketches and wash paintings were adapted as engravings in the original published edition of Cook's journals from the voyage.

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Taille de l'image: 4800 × 3667 px | 50.4 MB

Taille d'impression: 40.6 × 31.0 cm | 1889.8 × 1443.7 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: AFRIQUE DU SUD • ART (CATÉGORIE) • ART • ART, PEINTURE • DÉCOUVERTE • EXPLORATION • HISOIRE • HISTOIRE • PEINTURE • TABLEAU • TABLEAUX • WILLIAM HODGES