Toulgra a native of New South Wales, 1800-[1802] / taken from life by Monsr Petitt [Petit] & Peron
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Toulgra a native of New South Wales, 1800-[1802] / taken from life by Monsr Petitt [Petit] & Peron
Toulgra a native of New South Wales, 1800-[1802] / taken from life by Monsr Petitt [Petit] & Peron
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1800-[1802]
Call Numbers
P2/560
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Physical Description
Contents
1 drawing - 27.6 x 21.6 cm - black pencil or dark graphite on brown toned laid paper
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Level of description
Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A drawing of a young Aboriginal boy in profile. The image is titled "TOULGRA" below the drawing, and he was 14 or 15 years old when drawn by Nicolas-Martin Petit, an artist on Nicolas Baudin's expedition to Australia.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Toulgra a native of New South Wales, 1800-[1802] / taken from life by Monsr Petitt [Petit] & Peron
Variant title
Toulgra (Bulldog), Port Jackson, New South Wales, 1802 / Nicholas-Martin Petit
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Date note
Verso of drawing is dated "1800/1800". The Baudin expedition was in Port Jackson in 1802.
Description source
Verso of drawing in graphite "Toulgra A Native of New South Wales/taken from life by Monsr Petitt & Peron/1800/1800"
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Christie's London, Topographical Pictures Auction, Lot 101, 14 December 2017
Collection history
Private collection (Bath, England)
Exhibited in
Administrative / Biographical history
Toulgra/Toul-gra, or Bulldog (Bouldogue), a 14 or 15 year old boy, drawn by Nicolas-Martin Petit, artist on Nicolas Baudin’s expedition to Australia. The portrait is one of a series Petit produced of Aboriginal people in New South Wales while the French expedition spent a lengthy layover at Port Jackson between 20 June and 18 November 1802.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
P2/560
Record Identifier
1LjG8O59
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1LjG8O59
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9588560
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