Hawa’ii, Kingdom of Hawai’i
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
Queen Ka'ahumanu (1768–1832) was one of the most powerful figures in Hawaiian history, serving as a favorite wife of Kamehameha I and later as regent and co-ruler under Kamehameha II and III, during which period she played a central role in the abolition of the kapu system and the subsequent adoption of Christianity. Her image was recorded by European artists accompanying early nineteenth century naval expeditions, and lithographs from this period represent the earliest published portraits of Hawaiian ali'i for a European audience. This lithograph, titled La Reine Kahoumanou and produced by Langlume and Firmin Didot in 1822, is among the primary visual records of Ka'ahumanu at the height of her influence.
The print depicts Ka'ahumanu in a formal interior setting with a European-style curtained backdrop, hand-colored in the warm tones characteristic of Langlume's Pacific voyage series. The Stockholm provenance places this print within the Scandinavian collecting tradition for early Pacific exploration imagery, where such material has historically attracted sustained institutional and private interest.
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Hawa’ii, Kingdom of Hawai’i
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
Queen Ka'ahumanu (1768–1832) was one of the most powerful figures in Hawaiian history, serving as a favorite wife of Kamehameha I and later as regent and co-ruler under Kamehameha II and III, during which period she played a central role in the abolition of the kapu system and the subsequent adoption of Christianity. Her image was recorded by European artists accompanying early nineteenth century naval expeditions, and lithographs from this period represent the earliest published portraits of Hawaiian ali'i for a European audience. This lithograph, titled La Reine Kahoumanou and produced by Langlume and Firmin Didot in 1822, is among the primary visual records of Ka'ahumanu at the height of her influence.
The print depicts Ka'ahumanu in a formal interior setting with a European-style curtained backdrop, hand-colored in the warm tones characteristic of Langlume's Pacific voyage series. The Stockholm provenance places this print within the Scandinavian collecting tradition for early Pacific exploration imagery, where such material has historically attracted sustained institutional and private interest.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
