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Voyage of Discovery in the South Sea, and to Behring's Straits, in Search of a North-East Passage

Voyage of Discovery in the South Sea, and to Behring
Alternate Title
King Kamehameha I
Artist
Louis Choris, 1795 - 1828
Sitter
King Kamehameha I, 1736 - May 1819
Author
Otto von Kotzebue
Date
1821
Type
Book
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Book closed: 23.7 × 14.6 × 1.9 cm (9 5/16 × 5 3/4 × 3/4")
Book open: 23.7 × 31 × 2.2 cm (9 5/16 × 12 3/16 × 7/8")
Image: 22.7 × 13.2 cm (8 15/16 × 5 3/16")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief
King Kamehameha I: Male
King Kamehameha I: Rulers and Aristocracy\King
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2018.11
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery