Captain James Cook
The Second Voyage 1772 - 1775
A series of marine paintings by Robin Brooks
Resolution and Adventure in the Antarctic, Tobias Furneaux, and the tomb of Captain Furneaux.
As for Resolution
Captain Cook's Resolution
Oil on canvas 12" x 16" (30.5 cm x 40.5 cm)
In the collection of Andrew David Esq.
"As for the Resolution, that honest product of Mr Fishburn's yard at Whitby, she proved one of the great, one of the superb, ships of history; of all the ships of the past, could she by magic be recreated and made immortal, one would gaze on her with something like reverence." - J.C. Beaglehole
The title is taken from a piece in Professor Beaglehole's book, 'The Journals of Captain James Cook', Volume II.
This little painting, so full of life, shows Resolution and Adventure in Antarctic waters. The painting was completed on the artist's return from Whitby in 1988. He had visited the Captain Cook Memorial Museum to study the magnificent, newly completed model of the Resolution, built by the South African model shipwright, Bob Lightly.
© Black Dog Studios 2007
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Voyages of Captain Cook
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The Gale Abating
Captain Cook's Adventure
Oil on canvas 16" x 22" (40.5 cm x 56 cm)
Captain Tobias Furneaux was appointed Commander of HM Sloop Adventure on 28th November 1771 to accompany Captain Cook's Resolution on one of the greates sailing ship voyages of all time. 'The Gale Abating' is a superb and spirited portrait of the Adventure under double reefed topsails and courses.
"'The Gale Abating' is one of the best marine paintings I have ever seen"Audrey Hinks, Director, Gallerie Marine, Appledore, Devon.
© Black Dog Studios 2007
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Voyages of Captain Cook
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Portrait of Tobias Furneaux by Northcote. 
© Black Dog Studios 2007
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Captain Tobias FurneauxCommander of HM Sloop Adventure. He was born in Swilly House, Stoke Damerel, near Plymouth, England on 21st August 1735. He joined the Navy as a midshipman serving off the African Coast and the West Indies. In 1776, he set sail as a second lieutenant on a frigate named 'Dolphin' under the command of Captain Wallis. The voyage was of exploration to the South Pacific. Captain Wallis, the first officer and some of the crew were taken ill and Tobias found himself in charge of the ship. He was a good officer and this experience made him the ideal candidate as Cook's second. Cook and Furneaux, their ships and men, crossed the Antarctic circle on 17th January 1773 at 11.15am. They were the first recorded humans to have done so. Captain Tobias Furneaux was the first man to ever circumnavigate the globe twice, once in each direction. To appreciate Tobias' place in history, the reader could do no better than refer to 'The Journals of Captain James Cook - the Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775', edited by J.C. Beaglehole, published by the Hakluyt Society. Also 'Tobias Furneaux Circumnavigator' by Rupert Furneaux, published by Cassell 1960. The photograph on the left shows the tomb of Tobias Furneaux as St Andrew and St Mary's Church, Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, England. He died at Swilly House aged 46 in 1781. Tobias was born at Swilly House, Stoke Damerel (then on the outskirts of Plymouth), 21st August 1735. |
Coming soon, new oil painting by Robin Brooks - William Hodges, HM Adventure and the Antarctic. Please check back regularly.
More about Captain Cook's Voyages:
- Introduction to the 'Captain James Cook' painting series
- Marine Paintings of Captain Cook's first voyage
- Summary of Captain Cook's first voyage
- Summary of Captain Cook's Second Voyage
- Marine Paintings of Captain Cook's second voyage: Leaving Plymouth
- Marine Paintings of Resolution and Adventure, and Captain Tobias Furneaux
- Marine Paintings of Cook's second voyage: Antarctic Regions, Icebergs and Penguins
- Acknowledgements to those who assisted Robin with his research
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