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| Keywords: William Hodges, View of the Province of Oparree (Pare), Island of Otaheite, with part of the Island of Eimeo (Moorea).jpg en View of the Province of Oparree Pare Island of Otaheite with part of the Island of Eimeo Moorea Hodges's paintings of the Pacific celebrate British exploration He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook's second voyage undertaken in the 'Resolution' and 'Adventure' 1772-75 This was primarily in the form of drawings many later converted to engravings in the official account of the voyage He also did some oil paintings on the voyage but most especially the larger ones were painted in London on his return The National Maritime Museum holds 26 oils relating to the voyage of which 24 were either painted for or acquired by the Admiralty Cook's main purpose on this expedition was to locate if possible the much talked-of but unknown Southern Continent and further expand knowledge of the central Pacific islands in which Hodges' records of coastal profiles were in part important for navigational reasons This panoramic view of Tahiti ™s northern shoreline and neighbouring islands is remarkably free in style The placement of the islanders ™ canoe cut off by the bottom edge is very unusual and adds to the sense of vastness This is probably the pendant to ˜A View of the Monuments of Easter Island Rapanui' BHC1795 Both are painted on panel and are of identical dimensions Their extraordinarily free handling and broad brushwork may indicate that they were intended to be hung high perhaps as over-doors http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/13414 html ~ 1776 creator William Hodges PD-Art-100 Paintings by William Hodges 18th-century paintings History of Tahiti Panoramics of Tahiti Moorea Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Islands in art French Polynesia in art | ||||
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