Zoffany_Death_of_Captain_Cook.jpg
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Summary
Johann Zoffany
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The Death of Captain James Cook
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| Title |
The Death of Captain James Cook, 14 February 1779
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| Object type |
painting
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| Genre |
history painting
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| Description |
English:
The native is carrying a feather helmet and cloak that are in the Vienna museum (Zoffany borrowed them for the painting)
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| Depicted people |
James Cook
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| Date | circa 1795 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 137.2 cm (54 in); width: 182.9 cm (72 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
BHC0424
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| Source/Photographer | nmm.ac.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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