William Hodges

William Hodges, portrait by George Dance the Younger
Hodges' painting of HMS Resolution and HMS Adventure in Matavai Bay, Tahiti

William Hodges RA (28 October 1744 – 6 March 1797) was an English painter.[1] He was a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings of locations he visited on that voyage, including Table Bay, Tahiti, Easter Island, New Zealand, Dusky Sound and the Antarctic.

  1. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). "Hodges, William (1744-1797)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

William Hodges

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