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William Hodges RA (28 October 1744 – 6 March 1797) 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 .
Feb 3, 2018 · He was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1786 and became a full Member in 1789, exhibiting until 1794, just a few years before his death. Over time, Hodges’ family, lifestyle and ambitious publications put pressure on his financial resources.
William Hodges (28 October 1744 – 6 March 1797) 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.
William Hodges (1744–1797) and William Pars (1742–1782) (b London, 28 Oct. 1744; d Brixham, Devon, 6 Mar. 1797). English painter, mainly of landscapes. He was the pupil and assistant of Richard Wilson, 1758–65, and became a skilful imitator of his style.
Jul 30, 2015 · So reads William Hayley’s tribute to his friend the landscape artist William Hodges (1744-1797). Hodges sailed the South Pacific Ocean with Captain Cook, recording the sights and encounters of the voyage.
Nov 17, 2021 · William Hodges was the artist who first acquainted the European public with the wonders and beauties of the South Sea Islands. His paintings showed visions of spectacular peaks, dense forests, long beaches and fecund nature – an Edenic realm inhabited by tattooed people who were the living embodiment of the age’s sentimental idea of the ...
William Hodges is known for his paintings of Indian subjects and for his important work as the official artist on board the ‘Resolution’ during Captain Cook’s second expedition to the South...
