Barthélemy ROGER (engraver), Nicolas-Martin PETIT (after)
Norou-gal-derri, a warrior of the environs of Port Jackson, preparing to fight.
(Norou-gal-derri, guerrier des environs du port Jackson, s'avancant pour combattre)
1824
plate 25 in the Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes (Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands) atlas. Arthus Bertrand, Paris, 1824, 2nd edition

Medium
stipple engraving, etching and engraving

Measurements
31.6 × 24.0 cm (plate) 34.9 × 26.8 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Joe White Bequest, 2010

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
printed in ink above image u.r.: 25 .
printed in ink below image l.l.-l.r.: N.Petit del. J.Milbert direx. B.Roger sculp.
printed in ink below image l.c.: NOUVELLE-HOLLANDE : N.ELLE (ELLE in superscript above . ) GALLES DU SUD . / NOROU-GAL-DERRI s'avançant pour combattre .

Accession Number
2010.96.26

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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