Hawaii, Kingdom of Hawaii
1822
Hand-colored lithograph
Mat: Width 14 in (35.6 cm), Height 11 in (27.9 cm); Image: Height 4½ in (11.4 cm), Width 7 in (17.8 cm)
Provenance: Private Collection, Stockholm
Lithographed by Langlume; printed by Firmin Didot
Early nineteenth century lithographs depicting Hawaiian hula and ceremonial dance are among the most historically significant visual documents of pre-missionary Hawaiian culture, produced by European artists accompanying naval expeditions before the arrival of American Protestant missionaries in 1820 fundamentally altered Hawaiian public life and suppressed the hula. The Danse des enfants is one of a small number of documented images recording Hawaiian dance as observed by European visitors during this period, lithographed by Langlume and printed by the distinguished Paris printing house of Firmin Didot. The hand-coloring of this example adds a further layer of documentary and aesthetic interest to what is already a primary visual source.
This lithograph depicts a group of Hawaiian figures in outdoor ceremonial context, with palm trees and thatched structures in the background, hand-colored in the warm tones characteristic of early nineteenth century Pacific voyage illustration. The Stockholm provenance places this print within the Scandinavian collecting tradition for Pacific voyage material, where interest in early exploration imagery has historically been strong.
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Hawaii, Kingdom of Hawaii
1822
Hand-colored lithograph
Mat: Width 14 in (35.6 cm), Height 11 in (27.9 cm); Image: Height 4½ in (11.4 cm), Width 7 in (17.8 cm)
Provenance: Private Collection, Stockholm
Lithographed by Langlume; printed by Firmin Didot
Early nineteenth century lithographs depicting Hawaiian hula and ceremonial dance are among the most historically significant visual documents of pre-missionary Hawaiian culture, produced by European artists accompanying naval expeditions before the arrival of American Protestant missionaries in 1820 fundamentally altered Hawaiian public life and suppressed the hula. The Danse des enfants is one of a small number of documented images recording Hawaiian dance as observed by European visitors during this period, lithographed by Langlume and printed by the distinguished Paris printing house of Firmin Didot. The hand-coloring of this example adds a further layer of documentary and aesthetic interest to what is already a primary visual source.
This lithograph depicts a group of Hawaiian figures in outdoor ceremonial context, with palm trees and thatched structures in the background, hand-colored in the warm tones characteristic of early nineteenth century Pacific voyage illustration. The Stockholm provenance places this print within the Scandinavian collecting tradition for Pacific voyage material, where interest in early exploration imagery has historically been strong.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
