File:Engraving of 'The Fleet of Otaheite Assembled at Oparee'.jpg

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Engraving of The Fleet of Otaheite Assembled at Oparee. London: Wm. Strahan & Thos. Cadell, 1 February 1777 Hodges' original painting of the event is a vivid record of British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook's second voyage, undertaken in the 'Resolution' and 'Adventure', 1772-75. This was primarily in the form of drawings, with some oil sketches, many later converted to engravings in the official voyage account. He also completed large oil paintings for exhibition in London on his return, which exercised lasting influence on European ideas of the Pacific. The National Maritime Museum holds 26 oils relating to the voyage of which 24 were either painted for or acquired by the Admiralty.

Cook's main purpose on this expedition was to locate, if possible, the much talked-of but unknown Southern Continent and further expand knowledge of the central Pacific islands, in which Hodges' records of coastal profiles were in part important for navigational reasons. But, the party also sought to understand and record different Pacific societies, establishing a hierarchy of what they saw as different stages of development.

When Cook returned to Tahiti during his second voyage in April 1774, he found the islanders preparing for war against the neighbouring island of Moorea. His party were impressed by the canoes and men massed for attack, which were interpreted as a mark of Tahiti’s more developed state than other Polynesian societies. It also played to European interests in extravagant public spectacle, with the galleys and crews decked out particularly splendidly. One of the Tahitian chieftains suggested that Hodges record the scene. He later developed this detailed study in preparation for a grand painting to exhibit at the Royal Academy. The original large finished painting from which this taken is still in the Ministry of Defence Collection.
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Author William Woollett, engraver (1735–1785); after
William Hodges  (1744–1797)  wikidata:Q730841 s:en:Author:William Hodges q:en:William Hodges
 
William Hodges
Description British explorer and painter
Date of birth/death 28 October 1744 Edit this at Wikidata 6 March 1797 Edit this at Wikidata
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