John Webber b. 6 October 1752

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Artist-draughtsman on Cook's third voyage. Webber was among the most travelled artists of his age. He was instrumental in the dissolution of the traditional concept of European landscape art.
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creator of
Captain James Cook R.N

oil on canvas. National Potrait Gallery, Canberra

 
creator of
The S.E. part of Adventure Bay

Artwork has been recorded, but untraced

 
creator of
Views in the South Seas
Date
Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Illustrated Book, Colourplates, Travel, Exploration, Voyage, Pacific Ocean
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b2859119

London: Boydell, 16 leaves of col. plates; 55 cm.

 
creator of
Omai; or, a Trip around the World
Date

Scenery design Christmas pantomime at Convent Garden, London

 
creator of
Shooting Sea Horses
Date

Admiralty House, London, England

 
creator of
A boxing match in Hapaee
Date
Medium
Print
 
creator of
The Death of Captain J. Cook
Date

Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

 
creator of
View of Otahaite Peha
Date

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

 
creator of
Poedua
Date

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England

 
creator of
An Opossum of V.D.L.
Date

watercolour. Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales

 
creator of
Portrait of an Artist
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  • National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Canada (collected in)
  • Bernice P. Bishop Museum and Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii (collected in)
  • Yale Center for Studies in British Art, New Haven, USA (collected in)
  • Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA (collected in)
  • Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (collected in)
  • Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (collected in)
  • National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Sir John Soane's Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • Naval Library of Ministry of Defence (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Academy, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Natural History Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • British Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings, London, UK (collected in)
  • British Library, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Bishop Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • National Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Canada (collected in)
  • Bernice P. Bishop Museum and Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii (collected in)
  • Yale Center for Studies in British Art, New Haven, USA (collected in)
  • Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA (collected in)
  • Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (collected in)
  • Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (collected in)
  • National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Sir John Soane's Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • Naval Library of Ministry of Defence (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Academy, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Natural History Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • British Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings, London, UK (collected in)
  • British Library, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Bishop Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • National Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)