Omai, a native of the island of Utietea
Primary Artist
Johann Jacobé (1733–1797)
Title
Omai, a native of the island of Utietea
Date made
1 September 1780 (imprint)Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
mezzotint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject categories
Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English | Australia, Art period: Pre-European settlement, to 1778
Subject description
Omai, - South sea islander, - b. 1735? - Portraits. | Polynesians - Tahiti - Portraits
Legacy id
183920
Creators
Reynolds, Joshua. | (1723–1792) English | Male | print after
Jacobé, Johann. | (1733–1797) Austrian | Male | engraver
Last Updated
10 Oct 2025
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 2009.109
State
Published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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