J K Sherwin.A dance in Otaheite. Drawn by John Webber and engraved by J. K. Sherwin.A scene in Tahiti; in 1777; with two men and two women dancing before a hut; spectators on either side. Three drummers are in the background under the shelter of the hut; with a fourth person clapping the rhythm. The dancers appear to be standing on a large woven mat. Banana palms; breadfruit trees and coconut palms can be seen in the background.1768-1780.From: J K Sherwin; A collection of drawings by A. Buchan; S. Parkinson; and J. F. Miller; made in the Countries visited by Captain James Cook in his First Voyage [1768-1771]; also of prints published in John Hawksworth's Voyages of Biron [Byron]; Wallis; and Cook 1773; as well as in Cook's second and third Voyages [1772-1775; 1776-1780].Add. 23921 f. 40London; British Library.