William Hodges
British artist (1744-1797) · Artists · Died at 52
William Hodges was an English painter. He was a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings of locations he visited on that voyage, including Table Bay, Tahiti, Easter Island, New Zealand, Dusky Sound and the Antarctic.
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William Hodges, portrait by George Dance the Younger
Hodges' painting of HMS Resolution and HMS Adventure in Matavai Bay, Tahiti
Man of Easter Island, 1776 (British Museum)
A View of Cape Stephens in Cook's Straits with Waterspout, 1776
A view of the Fort of Agra in India, soft ground etching with aquatint, 1786
The Landing at Erramanga, one of the New Hebrides by William Hodges depicting James Cook firing at a group of Erromangans
About this person
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1744 to 1797 · aged 52
