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A Chief of the Sandwich Islands 1787
 

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John Webber (1752–1793)
A Chief of the Sandwich Islands 1787
oil on canvas; 147.3 x 114.4 cm

Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK1
Pictorial Collection T265

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