Peron, François--Petit, Nicolas-Martin, after.

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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Description

A group of drawings of Australian Aborigines and objects. [early nineteenth century]
paper

2 sheets (350 x 255mm. and 245 x 325mm.) of pencil drawings after Nicolas-Martin Petit, on tracing paper and mounted on paper, captioned in the image in ink in French, browned, some minor tears and repairs

Catalogue Note

Petit joined Baudin's expedition in 1800 and worked with the scientist François Peron and artist Lesueur to record the Aborigines and fauna of Terres Australes. Petit's sensitive paintings of the indigenous people of Van Diemen's Land, Port Jackson and Western Australia were highly praised by scientists in France on his return to his homeland. His portraits of aboriginal communities are particularly valuable for their accuracy of representation rather than stylised images. (See lot 125 and accompanying illustration after Petit).