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William Ellis: English: Funeral procession of Keōpūolani, Hawaii.   ( Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)   Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
William Ellis  (1794–1872)    wikidata:Q719525  s:en:Author:William Ellis (1794-1872)
 
William Ellis
Alternative names
W. Ellis; Reverend William Ellis; Rev. William Ellis
Description British missionary, writer and photographer
Date of birth/death 29 August 1794  Edit this at Wikidata 9 June 1872  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
Work period 1816-1872
Work location
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artist QS:P170,Q719525
Title
English: Funeral procession of Keōpūolani, Hawaii.
Description
English: A watercolor sketch of the funeral procession of Queen Keōpūolani, who died in 1823, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. The Queen was the highest-ranking wife of King Kamehameha I.
Date September 1823
date QS:P571,+1823-09-00T00:00:00Z/10
Medium watercolor
medium QS:P186,Q22915256
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Hawaiian Mission Children's Society.
Current location
Source/Photographer Esther Mookini (1998). " Keopuolani: Sacred Wife, Queen Mother, 1778–1823". Hawaiian Journal of History 32: 3. Hawaii Historical Society. Retrieved on 28 November 2011; based on a sketch in Ellis' journal published in 1825.
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