John Webber
John Webber RA (6 Oktober 1751 – 29 Mei 1793)[1] adalah seorang seniman asal Inggris yang menemani Captain Cook pada ekspedisi Pasifik ketiganya. Ia dikenal karena membuat gambar-gambar dari Australasia, Hawaii dan Alaska.
| John Webber | |
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| Lahir | 6 Oktober 1751 London, Inggris |
| Meninggal | 29 Mei 1793 London, Inggris |
| Kebangsaan | English |
| Pendidikan | Paris, Prancis |
| Dikenal atas | menulis |
| Karya terkenal | "Resolution and Discovery in Ship Cove, 1778"; "A Party from H.M.S. Resolution shooting sea horses", Kealakekua Bay and the Village Kowroaa |
Referensi
- Ellis, George R., Honolulu Academy of Arts, Selected Works, Honolulu, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1990, 178,
- Forbes, David W., Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and its People, 1778-1941, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1992, 15-85.
- ^ William Hauptman, "Webber before Cook: two water-colours after Sterne," The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 136, No. 1903 (Apr 1994), p. 237.
Pranala luar
- 10 paintings by or after John Webber at the Art UK site
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
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