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Francesco Bartolozzi 'Omai a Native of Ulaietea'
Estimate:
$3,000 - $4,000
Sold
$4,200
Live Auction
191 The Collection of John Elliot Lawford | Part 1: Live Auction (Lot 1-94)
ARTIST
Francesco Bartolozzi
Category
Description
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815)
Omai a Native of Ulaietea
Brought into England in the Year 1774 by Tobias Furneaux Commander of his Majesty’s Sloop Adventure
London: Publish’d according to Act of Parlt. 25th October 1774.
Etching and stipple engraving after N. Dance, 530 x 310mm. Framed to plate mark in period frame.
Full length portrait of Omai [also known as Mai], he is shown carrying the wooden pillow-stool now in the Musée de Tahiti et des Îles. With a feathered circlet and tattooed hands.
Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
Omai a Native of Ulaietea
Brought into England in the Year 1774 by Tobias Furneaux Commander of his Majesty’s Sloop Adventure
London: Publish’d according to Act of Parlt. 25th October 1774.
Etching and stipple engraving after N. Dance, 530 x 310mm. Framed to plate mark in period frame.
Full length portrait of Omai [also known as Mai], he is shown carrying the wooden pillow-stool now in the Musée de Tahiti et des Îles. With a feathered circlet and tattooed hands.
Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
