Captn. Wallis on his arrival at O'Taheite, in conversation with Oberea the Queen, while her attendants are performing a favourite Dance called the Timrodee

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Artist/Maker	Hamilton (Artist) Morris (Engraver)
Place of origin	Great Britain (published)

"Captn. Wallis on his arrival at O'Taheite, in conversation with Oberea the Queen, while her attendants are performing a favourite Dance called the Timrodee" Engraving by Morris after Hamilton for Millar's New Complete Universal System of Geography, 1782.

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Category	Dance
Object type	Print
Title	Captn. Wallis on his arrival at O'Taheite, in conversation with Oberea the Queen, while her attendants are performing a favourite Dance called the Timrodee
Materials and techniques	Engraving and stipple engraving
Brief description	"Captn. Wallis on his arrival at O'Taheite, in conversation with Oberea the Queen, while her attendants are performing a favourite Dance called the Timrodee" Engraving by Morris after Hamilton for Millar's New Complete Universal System of Geography, 1782.
Physical description	To the left three semi-naked girls dance to a flute and drum, to the right a seated female figure and male figure in 18th century dress with semi-naked attendants behind. Titled beneath: "Captn. Wallis on his arrival at O'Taheite, in conversation with Oberea the Queen, while her attendants are performing a favourite Dance called the Timrodee" Engraving by Morris after Hamilton for George Henry Millar's New Complete Universal System of Geography.
Dimensions	Print left side height: 189mm Print top edge width: 276mm print cut down and mounted on backing paper
Credit line	Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest
Object history	The print was engraved as illustration to George Henry Millar's New Complete Universal System of Geography, published 1782. The print came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest.
Subjects depicted	Dance Timrodee
Summary	"Captn. Wallis on his arrival at O'Taheite, in conversation with Oberea the Queen, while her attendants are performing a favourite Dance called the Timrodee" Engraving by Morris after Hamilton for Millar's New Complete Universal System of Geography, 1782.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.377-2000

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Record created	February 6, 2001
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O54224/captn-wallis-on-his-arrival-print-hamilton/

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