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C1807
Terre De Diemen. Armes et Ornemens.
Rare engraving implements of Australian aborigines from the official accounts of the French voyage of exploration under the command Nicholas Baudin. Subtitles 1. Sagaies 2. Casses – Tetes 3. Vase a Eau 4. Sac de Jone 5. Collier de Coquillages. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Terre De Diemen. Armes et Ornemens.
Date:
C1807
Condition:
In good condition, slight discolouration on bottom shell.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
245mm
x 320mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1807
Description:
Rare engraving implements of Australian aborigines from the official accounts of the French voyage of exploration under the command Nicholas Baudin.
Subtitles 1. Sagaies 2. Casses – Tetes 3. Vase a Eau 4. Sac de Jone 5. Collier de Coquillages. Very unusual original hand colouring, in that the shells are heightened in gold.
From Francois Peron’s Voyage de Decouvertes aux Terre d’Australes.
References:
Bonnemains, J. Baudin in Australian Waters: The Artwork of the French Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands, 1800-1804. Melbourne 1988: pl. no. 27, 18011.2..
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 475627
National Gallery Victoria: Accession Number 2010.96.10
Bonnemains, J. Baudin in Australian Waters: The Artwork of the French Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands, 1800-1804. Melbourne 1988: pl. no. 27, 18011.2..
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 475627
National Gallery Victoria: Accession Number 2010.96.10
Charles Alexander Lesueur (1778 - 1846)
French natural history and topographical artist on board the lavishly equipped scientific expedition prepared by the Institut de France with the ambitions to explore the southern parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, in two corvettes, Geographe and the Naturaliste. Lesueur was taken on not as an artist or scientist but as an assistant gunner. Nichloas Baudin the commander of the expedition soon discovered Lesueur's talents and employed him as an illustrator for his private journal. His prolific output and the quality of his drawings during this important voyage is a testament to his artistic talents.
