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Portrait of Omai : ウィキペディア英語版 | Portrait of Omai
''Portrait of Omai'' (also known as ''Omai of the Friendly Isles'' or simply ''Omai'') is an oil-on-canvas portrait by English artist Sir Joshua Reynolds, completed c.1776. ==Background== Omai was a Polynesian visitor to England in the 18th century. From the island of Raiatea, he left the Society Islands with Commander Tobias Furneaux on his ship HMS ''Adventure''. Furneaux's ship had left England in 1772, accompanying Captain James Cook on his second voyage of discovery in the Pacific, and visited Tahiti and Huahine in 1773. After visiting New Zealand, Omai arrived in England on Furneaux's ship in July 1774. Omai was admired by London society, staying with the President of the Royal Society Sir Joseph Banks and meeting King George III, Dr Samuel Johnson, Frances Burney, and other English celebrities. He returned to the Pacific with Cooks' third voyage in July 1776, arriving back on the island of Huahine in 1777. He stayed behind after Cook left in November 1777, and Omai died there in late 1779.
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