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CWM/LMS/Home/South Seas Pictures/26
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| Summary: |
Oil colour print, 23.5cm x 27cm. One copy (169) is unmounted; second copy (170) in heavy oils, is mounted with a typescript caption attached to bottom. Caption gives further infpormation on the print and was intended for use in the 'Juvenile Missionary Magazine', Sep 1845. Picture represents Queen Pomare (of Tahiti) and her family at the moment when French troops landed on her shores. Pomare Tane, the Queen's husband, is depicted standing next to her, anxiously watching the movements of the French troops on the beach. The French soldiers are seen marching towards the palace, and the French sqadron, under the command of Du Petit Thouars, are seen lying at anchor in the bay. A copy of the Bible, and the letter of the French Admiral are shown on a chair near the Queen. Tamatoa, infant son of Pomare is shown lying on the Queen's lap. Arii Ane, the heir to the throne, and Teratane, second son of Pomare, are also shown.
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| Previous numbers: |
169, 170
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| Extent: |
2 copies
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| Admin history: |
George Baxter (1804-1867) was an engraver and printer who invented a process of colour printing that made reproductions of paintings available on a mass scale. He supplied colour illustrations to the publisher George Mudie and produced prints for the London Missionary Society. Baxter's process incorporated the aquatint method and involved superimposing the colours using wooden blocks. Baxter used carefully etched plates, a hand press, and the finest colours, oils and paper. He mixed the colours himself but left no record of their composition. The process quickly gained popularity and was widely useful in producing replications of paintings. [Source: National Portrait Gallery] |
George Baxter (1804-1867) was an engraver and printer who invented a process of colour printing that made reproductions of paintings available on a mass scale. He supplied colour illustrations to the publisher George Mudie and produced prints for the London Missionary Society. Baxter's process incorporated the aquatint method and involved superimposing the colours using wooden blocks. Baxter used carefully etched plates, a hand press, and the finest colours, oils and paper. He mixed the colours himself but left no record of their compositi ... View more |
| Custodial history: |
Images held as part of the LMS Museum (inventory items 169 & 170) before being transferred to SOAS Library in January 2008. Item 169 was originally taken in by the London Missionary Society from Ware Furlough House in 1962; item 170 was donated to the London Missionary Society in 1948. |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Language: |
English
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| Format: |
Archive
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