Sandwich Islands. 1. Kamahamarou, the favourite queen. 2. Kéohoua, the wife of the Chief of Kaïroua. 3. Rikériki, the wife of Chief Kraïmokou., Adolphe Forestier, circa 1819.
Three portraits of chieftesses by j. Alphonse pellion, the artist who accompanied french explorer louis de freycinet to the sandwich islands (now the hawaiian islands) on board the uranie. The portraits are, from left to right, of kamāmalu, the queen consort of king kamehameha ii; keouawahine, the wife of kuakini, the chief of kailua or governor of hawaii island; and likelike, one of the wives of the prime minister kalanimoku. Date: circa 1819.. Dimensions: height: 24 cm (9.4 in); width: 32.2 cm (12.6 in).. Medium: hand-coloured stipple engraving. Collection: National Library of Australia. Alphonse Pellion, Îles Sandwich; Kamahamarou; Kéohoua; Rikériki (1819)
Author: Drawn by J. Alphonse Pellion and engraved by Adolphe Forestier (1801–1885). Marie Joseph Alphonse Pellion (1796–1868)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/