Image of Omai, a native of the island of Ulietea. Painted by by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92) (after)

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IMAGE number: BL3294232
Image title: Omai, a native of the island of Ulietea. Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds and engraved by John Jacobs. A standing portrait of Mai or Omai, draped in flowing robes, in classical pose. Mai (c.1751-1780), mistakenly known as Omai in Britain, was a young Ra'iatean man who became the second Pacific Islander to visit Europe.
Artist: Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92) (after) / English
Location: British Library, London, UK

Image description: A collection of drawings by A. Buchan, S. Parkinson, and J. F. Miller, made in the Countries visited by Captain James Cook in his First Voyage [1768-1771], also of prints published in John Hawksworth's Voyages of Biron [Byron], Wallis, and Cook [1773], as well as in Cook's second and third Voyages [1772-1775, 1776-1780]. Illustrator: Reynolds, Sir Joshua 1768-1780 Source/Shelfmark: Add.23921 f.45
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: Reynolds Joshua (1723-1792) / 18th century / England / United Kingdom / Europe / painter / artist / art / Royal Academician / journeys / expeditions / expedition / journey / named people / trips / event / personalities / events / portait / people / famous people / second voyage of captain cook / portrait / trip / omai / mai / cook's second voyage

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