John Cleveley, The Younger

French edition of Cleveley's The Death of Cook scene.

• John Cleveley the Younger (British).
• Paris: Bance ainé, c.1790. 
• Aquatint with hand-coloring.

A view of Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, with Captain James Cook standing on the beach, beset by warriors and about to be stabbed in the back. Cook's crew fires from longboats, and the "Resolution" and "Discovery" fire their cannon. Underneath is an extract from Cook's journal in French.

This aquatint is one of four etched by Benedikt Piringer (1780-1826) after a set of scenes of the Third Voyage published by Thomas Martyn in 1787-8. According to the original prospectus, were "executed by the late celebrated Mr John Clevely, from accurate Drawings made by his Brother Mr James Clevely of the Resolution Ship of War." The English titles of the set are: "View of Huahine one of the Society Islands"; "View of Morea one of the Friendly Islands"; "View of Charlotte Sound in New Zealand"; and "View of Owhyhee one of the Sandwich Islands" (this plate).