Incollect Magazine - Issue 8

9 Center Square, New Oxford, PA 17350 717-495-3395 kellykinzle@comcast.net Visit us online at: KellyKinzleAntiques.com PORTRAIT OF THE HAWAIIAN CHIEFESS, LILIHA, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HAYTER An extremely rare and previously lost portrait of Liliha (1802–1839), a member of the Hawaiian Royal family and Royal Governor of the Island of O’ahu. In 1824 the Royal family visited London, and were painted by the court painter, John Hayter (1800–1895). Lost for some 160 years, the original oil portraits of the King and Queen were found in 1986 in Ireland, and this portrait of Liliha emerged in the United States in late 2023. KELLY KINZLE