[dubious – discuss] Such artworks were reproduced in paint and engraving over the course of modern world history.
The much more famous reproductions, like the one at the Honolulu Museum of Art (allegedly based on the Cleveley version[citation needed]), often depicted Cook as a peacemaker trying to stop the fighting between his sailors and the native Hawaiians that they had challenged in combat.
However, in 2004, the original Cleveley painting was discovered in a private collection belonging to a family since 1851.
James, Cleveley's brother was a member of Cook's crew, and the painting is said to concur with his drawings and eyewitness accounts.
[1] The original depicted Cook involved in hand-to-hand combat with the native Hawaiians.