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Asterina, a young Malay slave from Roti Island, seen at Kupang

Asterina, a young Malay slave from Roti Island, seen at Kupang
(Astérina, jeune esclave de l'ile Rottie, vue à Coupang)
1824
plate 42 in the Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes (Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands) atlas. Arthus Bertrand, Paris, 1824, 2nd edition

Medium
colour stipple engraving, etching and engraving with hand colouring

Measurements
31.5 × 24.2 cm (plate) 36.6 × 27.6 cm (sheet)

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

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
printed in ink above image u.r.: 42 .
printed in ink below image l.l.-l.r.: N.Petit del. J.Milbert direx. F.res (res in superscript above . ) Lambert sculp.
printed in ink below image l.c.: ÎLE DE ROTTI (Rotte . ) / ASTÉRINA JEUNE ESCLAVE MALAISE .

Accession Number
2010.96.43

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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