Webber, John (1752-1793)

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Webber, James (1752-1793)
Field of activity
Painting; Drawing; interior decorator; topographical artist
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http://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an35861029
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http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1120312

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Artist-draughtsman on Cook's third voyage. Webber was among the most travelled artists of his age. He was instrumental in the dissolution of the traditional concept of European landscape art.

painter and draughtsman, was born on 6 October 1751 in London, second son of Abraham Webber (Wéber, 1715-80), a sculptor and native of Berne, Switzerland, and his wife Mary Quant, a Londoner. At the age of six, John was sent to Berne to be educated by his aunt, Rosina Ester Wéber. Ten years later, in 1767, he was apprenticed to the Swiss landscape artist and engraver Johan Ludwig Aberli (1723-86) for three years. Then Webber left Berne for Paris to study at the Académie Royale and with the ...

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  • fl. 1767-ca. 1792

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  1. Taken from the life : the Farquhar collection of North Pacific drawings / by John Webber
    Webber, John, 1752-1793
    [ Book : 2000 ]
    At 16 libraries
    Taken from the life : the Farquhar collection of North Pacific drawings / by John Webber
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  2. Cook voyage artifacts in Leningrad, Berne, and Florence museums / edited by Adrienne L. Kaeppler ; with contributions by L. G. Rozina, Karl, Henking, Enrico H. Giglioli ; translations by Ella Wiswell, Denzel Carr, Mildred M. Knowlto
    Kaeppler, Adrienne Lois
    [ Book : 1978 ]
    At 23 libraries
    Cook voyage artifacts in Leningrad, Berne, and Florence museums / edited by Adrienne L. Kaeppler ; with contributions by L. G. Rozina, Karl, Henking, Enrico H. Giglioli ; translations by Ella Wiswell, Denzel Carr, Mildred M. Knowlto
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  3. Explanation of the print = Sujet de l'estampe
    Webber, John, 1752-1793
    [ Book : 1782-1784 ]
    At National Library
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  4. Views in the South Seas / from drawings by the late James [i.e. John] Webber. With letter-press descriptive of the various scenery &c
    Webber, John, 1752-1793
    [ Book : 1788-1808 ]
    Possibly online
    At 9 libraries
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  5. Portrait of Captain John Gore / Jn. Webber pinx
    Webber, John, 1752-1793
    [ Art work : 1780 ]
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    Portrait of Captain John Gore / Jn. Webber pinx
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  6. View in Queen Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand / J. Webber fecit
    Webber, John, 1752-1793
    [ Art work : 1790-1809 ]
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    At National Library
    View in Queen Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand / J. Webber fecit
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  7. View in Macao / J. Webber fecit
    Webber, John, 1752-1793
    [ Art work : 1788-1809 ]
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    View in Macao / J. Webber fecit
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  8. Boats of the Friendly Islands / J. Webber fecit
    Webber, John, 1752-1793
    [ Art work : 1791-1809 ]
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    At National Library
    Boats of the Friendly Islands / J. Webber fecit
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  9. A view in the island of Pulo Condore / J. Webber fecit
    Webber, John, 1752-1793
    [ Art work : 1792-1809 ]
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    At National Library
    A view in the island of Pulo Condore / J. Webber fecit
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  10. A view in Oheitepeha Bay, in the island of Otaheite / J. Webber fecit
    Webber, John, 1752-1793
    [ Art work : 1791-1809 ]
    At National Library
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  1. Taken from the life : the Farquhar collection of North Pacific drawings / by John Webber
    Webber, John, 1752-1793
    [ Book : 2000 ]
    At 16 libraries
    Taken from the life : the Farquhar collection of North Pacific drawings / by John Webber
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  2. Cook voyage artifacts in Leningrad, Berne, and Florence museums / edited by Adrienne L. Kaeppler ; with contributions by L. G. Rozina, Karl, Henking, Enrico H. Giglioli ; translations by Ella Wiswell, Denzel Carr, Mildred M. Knowlto
    Kaeppler, Adrienne Lois
    [ Book : 1978 ]
    At 23 libraries
    Cook voyage artifacts in Leningrad, Berne, and Florence museums / edited by Adrienne L. Kaeppler ; with contributions by L. G. Rozina, Karl, Henking, Enrico H. Giglioli ; translations by Ella Wiswell, Denzel Carr, Mildred M. Knowlto
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 18.893)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 18.893)

  3. Marble plaque of John Webber / I. Spiller scult
    Spiller, John, 1763-1794
    [ Object : 1790 ]
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    At National Library
    Marble plaque of John Webber / I. Spiller scult
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  4. Portrait of Captain James Cook RN, 1728-1779
    National Portrait Gallery (Australia)
    [ Book : 2000 ]
    At 3 libraries
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 9.203)

  5. Explanation of the print = Sujet de l'estampe
    Webber, John, 1752-1793
    [ Book : 1782-1784 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.99)

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  6. Note on John Webber
    [ Unpublished : 1800-1935 ]
    At National Library
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  7. John Webber : a sketch of Captain James Cook's artist / [Douglas Cole]
    Cole, Douglas, 1938-
    [ Book : 1979 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  8. Cook's tour : [great voyages in the Pacific area, California and the West Coast, Sir Francis Drake 1577-1579 and Captain James Cook 1776-1779, engravings, photographs and slides June 11 through September 1, 1974, Oakes Gallery, The Oakland Museum.]
    Oakland Museum
    [ Book : 1974 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  9. Enthaltend das Leben des Malers Johann Weber von Bern
    Wagner, Sigmund von
    [ Book : 1821 ]
    Languages: German
    At 2 libraries
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    John Bartholomew and Son
    [ Map : 1978 ]
    At State Library of QLD
    The beer map of Great Britain / printed and published in Scotland by John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. ; text by R. J. Webber and A. T. E. Binsted ; ill. by N. D. Thomson ; produced in association with the Brewers' Society
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  2. Jacaranda atlas programme / [editorial board] John E. Butler ... [et al.]
    Butler, John E. (John Edward), 1947-
    [ Book, Map : 1983-1984 ]
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    Cook, James, 1728-1779
    [ Book, Map : 1784-1984 ]
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    Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948-
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  2. Global restructuring : the Australian experience / Robert H. Fagan and Michael Webber
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    Meredith, John, 1920-2001
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  1. MR. JOHN WEBBER
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