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John Cleveley the Younger: 'Resolution' and 'Discovery' at Huaheine  wikidata:Q50895143 reasonator:Q50895143
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John Cleveley the Younger  (1747–1786)  wikidata:Q6226371
 
John Cleveley the Younger
Alternative names
John Cleveley; John II Cleveley; John I Cleveley; John Cleveley Jr.; J. Cleveley; John Cleveley Junior; John Cleveley, the Younger
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 25 December 1747 (in Julian calendar) / 1747 Edit this at Wikidata 25 June 1786 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London
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creator QS:P170,Q6226371
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style of John Cleveley, the Younger
Title
'Resolution' and 'Discovery' at Huaheine Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"'Resolution' and 'Discovery' at Huaheine Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"'Resolution' and 'Discovery' at Huaheine Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre marine art Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: The Resolution and Discovery off Huaheine

(Updated January 2016) The painting refers to James Cook’s voyage to Hawaii in 1779. To the right the ‘Resolution’ and the ‘Discovery’ are at anchor off Huaheine (Society Islands), which takes up the foreground of the composition. Indigenous islanders can be seen on boats and among the houses and palm trees along the shore in the middle ground. In the background the mountains rise into the clouded sky.

Through his training under the artist Paul Sandby at Woolwich, John Cleveley the Younger was engaged to produce engravings from drawings made on Captain Cook’s second voyage to the South Seas (1772–75). Later, through their brother James, who worked as carpenter on board the ‘Resolution’ on Cook’s third voyage (1776–80), both John and his twin brother Robert had access to some of the artwork produced on it.

John had not travelled on either expedition himself, but he quickly attempted to capitalize on the artistic opportunities presented by a ready market for South Seas images. He produced ‘HMS Resolution and Discovery at Morea’ (see BHC1896) and other similar views for the print market, including one of the death of Cook at Hawaii. This painting appears to be a copy after the related Huaheine print and was presented in 1951 as a pair with a copy of another by the same hand (BHC1939).

The Resolution and Discovery off Huaheine
Date 1780s
date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Frame: 504 mm x 650 mm x 47 mm;Overall: 3.4 kg;Painting: 451 mm x 598 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC1838
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Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/13317
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Acquisition Number: OP1961-56
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