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Engraving of men dancing in rows at night beneath palm trees, while seated men watch from the foreground.

Men dancing in front of Captain Cook and members of his crew, on the island of Lifuka (Tonga). Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber, ca. 1782.

An engraved night scene shows rows of dancers in pale wrapped cloth performing under palm trees, with a seated audience of bare-backed men in the foreground lit by a central glow. Dense foliage and a dark sky frame the crowded composition, drawn with fine hatched lines.

Artist
John Webber
Date
[1784]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2609 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1784.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Danza nocturna de hombres en Hapaee

Una escena nocturna grabada muestra filas de bailarines con telas claras enrolladas, actuando bajo palmeras, con un público sentado de hombres de espalda desnuda en primer plano iluminado por un resplandor central. Un follaje denso y un cielo oscuro enmarcan la composición abarrotada, trazada con finas líneas de sombreado.

Português: Dança noturna de homens em Hapaee

Uma cena noturna gravada mostra fileiras de dançarinos com tecidos claros enrolados, apresentando-se sob palmeiras, com uma plateia sentada de homens de costas nuas em primeiro plano, iluminada por um brilho central. A vegetação densa e o céu escuro emolduram a composição lotada, desenhada com linhas finas de hachura.