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Hawaiian / Pacific
1818
Hand-colored engraving on paper
Dimensions including custom linen mat: 20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Image: 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Stockholm
This hand-colored engraving was published in Milan in 1818 as part of L’Oceanica, a landmark illustrated volume on Pacific peoples and cultures. The plate includes paired portrait studies above and a canoe scene below, presenting Hawaiian subjects through an early 19th-century European publication. The image reflects the period interest in documenting the Pacific through printed images, costume studies, and voyage-related visual material.
The engraving is hand-colored, with attention given to dress, ornament, hair, and the canoe scene. Its custom linen mat and gilt border give the work a clean presentation while preserving the image as the central focus. As an early printed Hawaiian subject, it belongs within the wider history of European encounter, collecting, and visual representation of the Pacific.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Hawaiian / Pacific
1818
Hand-colored engraving on paper
Dimensions including custom linen mat: 20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Image: 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Stockholm
This hand-colored engraving was published in Milan in 1818 as part of L’Oceanica, a landmark illustrated volume on Pacific peoples and cultures. The plate includes paired portrait studies above and a canoe scene below, presenting Hawaiian subjects through an early 19th-century European publication. The image reflects the period interest in documenting the Pacific through printed images, costume studies, and voyage-related visual material.
The engraving is hand-colored, with attention given to dress, ornament, hair, and the canoe scene. Its custom linen mat and gilt border give the work a clean presentation while preserving the image as the central focus. As an early printed Hawaiian subject, it belongs within the wider history of European encounter, collecting, and visual representation of the Pacific.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.