The Death of Captain James Cook (Zoffany) The Death of Captain James Cook (Zoffany) The Death of Captain James Cook, 14 February 1779 is a painting by Johann Zoffany. The painting records the loss of the British explorer Captain James Cook. The painting was completed in 1794 some years after the death of Cook in 1779. Other paintings of the death of Cook were painted earlier. The Mahiole (Feathered Helmet) that was included in the painting of Cook's death by Zoffany is said to be the helmet given to Cook when he first landed in Hawaii. The painting is unfinished. Zoffany is thought to have based the
James Dunbar Cook James Dunbar Cook Rear Admiral James William Dunbar "Bill" Cook (12 December 1921 – 26 January 2007) was a senior Royal Navy officer. Born on 12 December 1921, James Dunbar Cook was educated at Bedford School and HMS Worcester. He was Commander of HMS Venus, HMS Dido and HMS Norfolk. He was Senior British Naval Officer in South Africa, between 1967 and 1969, Director of the Royal Naval War College, between 1969 and 1971, and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff, between 1973 and 1975. Rear Admiral James Dunbar Cook retired from the Royal Navy in 1975 and was invested