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James Cook

(1728-1779), Circumnavigator

Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 15 portraits
The son of a Yorkshire labourer, Captain Cook honed his navigation skills on small trading boats sailing from Whitby. Described as 'a good mathematician and very expert in his business', he was chosen to command the Royal Navy ship the Endeavour in 1768, despite being a lower-ranking officer. This was the first of three important voyages of discovery to the Pacific - charting land, sea and stars. He is most famous for charting the coasts of New Zealand, the Pacific coast of North America and the east coast of Australia, where he was the first British captain to land. On his third voyage to the Pacific, from 1776 to 1779, he was killed in an attack by Hawaiian natives who had previously worshipped him as a god.

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Unknown man, formerly known as James Cook, by Unknown artist - NPG 1414Unknown man, formerly known as James Cook
by Unknown artist
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James Cook, by John Webber - NPG 26James Cook
by John Webber
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James Cook, by Lucien Le Vieux - NPG 984James Cook
by Lucien Le Vieux
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James Cook, by James Basire, after William Hodges - NPG D33013James Cook
by James Basire, after William Hodges
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James Cook, by James Basire, published by William Strahan, and published by Thomas Cadell the Elder, after William Hodges - NPG D20302James Cook
by James Basire, published by William Strahan, and published by Thomas Cadell the Elder, after William Hodges
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James Cook, by Thornton, after Unknown artist - NPG D34085James Cook
by Thornton, after Unknown artist
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James Cook, by John Keyse Sherwin, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D2201James Cook
by John Keyse Sherwin, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
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James Cook, by Francesco Bartolozzi, after John Webber - NPG D7854James Cook
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after John Webber
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James Cook, by and published by John Keyse Sherwin, published by Robert Wilkinson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D14061James Cook
by and published by John Keyse Sherwin, published by Robert Wilkinson, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
NPG D14061
James Cook, by and published by Francesco Bartolozzi, after John Webber - NPG D14634James Cook
by and published by Francesco Bartolozzi, after John Webber
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James Cook, by Thornton, after Unknown artist - NPG D8408James Cook
by Thornton, after Unknown artist
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The Thames, or the Triumph of Navigation' (James Cook; Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh); Sir Francis Drake; Charles Burney), by James Barry - NPG D14598The Thames, or the Triumph of Navigation' (James Cook; Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh); Sir Francis Drake; Charles Burney)
by James Barry
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James Cook, by François Pigeot, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) - NPG D8407James Cook
by François Pigeot, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
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