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Portrait of Captain James Cook

Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: John Webber (English, 1751–1793)
Published by: John Webber (English, 1751–1793)
1784

Medium/Technique Etching and stipple engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 34.3 x 25 cm (13 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)
Platemark: 30.1 x 22.7 cm (11 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP10697
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné De Vesme/Calabi 0790, iii/iii; Tuer 1768
Marks Verso, lower left-center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, right center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897