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William Hodges

33 works

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Painting of the Thames riverfront with terraced buildings on the right, a sailing boat on the left, and an obelisk under clou

The Thames and the Adelphi

1772

Watercolor of two sailing ships beside a large iceberg and ice floes in calm polar water under a dusky sky.

The Resolution and Adventure taking in ice for water, 4 Jan, 1773, William Hodges

1773

Painting of a flat-topped mountain above a coastal town, with a sailing ship on rough sea under stormy clouds.

A view of the Cape of Good Hope, taken on the Spot, from on board the Resolution, Capt. Cook

1772

Painting of a waterfall with a rainbow in a forest, with spear-carrying figures on a rock at left and snowy mountains beyond.

Cascade Cove, Dusky Bay

1775

Painting of tall stone moai with red topknots on a rocky shore, distant statues, mountains and a stormy sky under dramatic cl

A View of the Monuments of Easter Island, Rapanui

1774

Painting of a tropical valley with peaks, palm trees, a river, bathers and a carved wooden figure at right.

Tahiti Revisited

1775

Painting of a canopied boat with rowers on a stormy river beside rocky islets, a rainbow, and a large tree.

Storm on the Ganges, with Mrs. Hastings near the Col-gon Rocks

1790

Painting of fishermen in a boat on a lake at sunset, with stone buildings, a tall cliff, and a tree in the foreground.

Landscape with Fishermen on a Lake

1790

Painting of canoes with figures in a tropical bay, with palm-fringed green hills and a peak under a pale sky.

Tahiti, bearing South East

1775

Oil painting of an arched bridge over a river at sunset, with a sepoy and local figures in the foreground.

The Marmalong Bridge, with a Sepoy and Natives in the Foreground

1783

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat with blue collar and white cravat, turned three-quarters, labelled Captain James Cook of

Portrait of James Cook (1728-1779)

1775

Painting of a stone fortress on a wooded hilltop, with a soldier in red on a rock at left and a distant plain.

The Fort of Bidjegur

1784

Painting of a forest stream with deer, a reclining man in red coat on the bank, and large trees under dark foliage.

Jacques and the Wounded Stag: 'As You Like It,' Act II, Scene I

1790

Painting of Maitavie Bay, Tahiti, with two ships at anchor, outrigger canoes with islanders, and mountains.

'[A] view of Maitavie Bay, [in the island of] Otaheite [Tahiti]'

1776

Painting of a stone bridge over rushing river rapids, with stone buildings on the left and a rainbow over hills.

Otley Bridge on the River Wharfe

1783

Circular painting of a cloaked figure with a spear on a rock above a river at sunset, surrounded by forest and hills.

A View in Dusky Bay, New Zealand

1773

Sunset view of Tahitian war galleys and canoes on calm water in a bay, with green hills and pink mountains behind.

Tahitian War Galleys in Matavai Bay, Tahiti

1776

Painting of the white domed Taj Mahal across a river, flanked by red pavilions under a hazy sky.

The Taj Mahal

1780

Painting of a dark forested rocky headland above a calm harbour with canoes, distant mountains and a golden cloudy sky.

'View of Owharee [Fare] Harbour, Island of Huaheine [Huahine]'

1773

Painting of a tropical island with a mountain, palm trees, and several canoes with figures in the foreground bay.

General view of the Island of Otaheite [Tahiti, from the south-east]

1775

Painting of a canoe, a sailing boat and palm trees on a hazy tropical shore at dusk.

'View from Point Venus, Island of Otaheite [Tahiti]'

1770

Painting of a tropical harbour with forested mountains, palm trees, thatched huts, canoes and sailing boats on calm water.

'View of part of Owharre [Fare] Harbour, Island of Huahine'

1774

Painting of a fleet of ornate war galleys with carved prows sailing toward a green mountainous coast under a pale sky.

Review of the war galleys at Tahiti ['The Fleet of Otaheite assembled at Oparee']

1776

Painting of a waterfall plunging down a cliff into a pool, framed by dense tropical trees and palms under a blue sky.

A Waterfall in Tahiti

1775

Oil painting of a sailing canoe on calm water beside palm-lined shore with rocks and hills under a pale sky.

'View of Part of the Island of Ulietea [Raiatea]'

1773

Painting of a tropical bay with leaning palm trees at left, a dark wooded hillside at right, and calm water under a pink even

View of Point Venus and Matavai Bay, looking east

1773

Hand-coloured etching of rocky ravines with cliffs, a green slope, a path with figures, and ruins on distant heights.

Ravines at Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787

Engraved landscape of a New Caledonian shoreline with a large tree, thatched huts, two figures, a heron and ducks.

An island in New Caledonia and some of its inhabitants, visited by Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by…

Engraved landscape of thatched huts, palm trees, pigs and roosters in a village clearing, with hills in the distance.

The island of Tongatapu (Tonga), visited by Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1777, after…

Hand-coloured engraving of a tropical burying place with a large tree, palms, thatched huts and three figures.

Afia-Too-Ca, a burying place in Tongatapu, Tonga, with three people, several huts and surrounding palm trees. Coloure…

Hand-coloured etching of conical thatched pagodas with spires among palm and broad trees, two figures on a path.

Buddhist pagodas at Deoghar, Bihar. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787

Hand-coloured print of thatched huts in a clearing among tall trees, with a seated man in the foreground and distant hills.

Village at Bhagalpur, India. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787

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