Ben Pollitt, who gave a talk to members of the Captain Cook Society last October, will be speaking about 
Omai, the Polynesian taken by Captain Furneaux in Adventure to London, and taken home by Captain Cook in Resolution.
The history of Reynolds’s painting of Omai
Georgian portraiture.
The art of Cook’s voyages.

When: Friday 21 February (Saturday 22 February) 2025

Time

11:30 PST (e.g. Seattle, USA) on 21st
14:30 EST (e.g. Ottawa, Canada) on 21st
18:00 GMT (e.g. London, UK) on 21st
06:30 AEDT (e.g. Sydney, Australia) on 22nd
08:30 NZDT (e.g. Auckland, New Zealand) on 22nd

Duration: Two hours

How: Online via Zoom

Cost: £19.00

How to join: Visit 
https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/friday-lates-pacific-portraits-british-artists-pacific-sitters-and-their-impact-on-18th-century-portraiture