The Reception of the Rev. J. Williams at Tanna in the South Seas, the Day before He Was Massacred
Date:
1841
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, aquatint, and etching with woodcut on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 11/16 × 12 7/8 inches (22 × 32.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper left: "6 (encircled) | D/sL | 2/sL"; on back, upper center: "one of Two Illustrations for Baxter early | Specimen of Printing in 6 [...] Colours | Reception Rev J Williams | at Tanna 1841"; on back, center: "companion print to | massacre of Williams | at Erromanga"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection