Description
This is a colour print of a half-figure portrait drawn by the French artist Nicolas-Martin Petit near Port Jackson (Sydney), between 20 June and 17 November 1802. It shows a man named as Bedgi-bedgi (also known as Bidgee-bidgee), said to be of the Gwea-gal tribe. He has patterned scarification on his arms, chest and abdomen, and is wearing what appears to be a long necklace wrapped around his neck several times. The print, measuring 31.0 cm x 24.0 cm, was published in France in 1824 as Plate no 22 in the second edition of 'Voyage de decouvertes aux Terres Australes (Atlas)' or 'Voyage of discovery to the Austral Lands (Atlas)'.
Acknowledgements
| Copyright | Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia |
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| Creator | Nicolas-Martin Petit, artist, 1802 Barthelemy Roger, artist, 1824 J Milbert, collaborator, 1824 Arthus Bertrand, Paris, publisher, 1824 |
| Identifiers | National Library of Australia number nla.pic-an7569774
TLF resource R4038 |
| Source | National Library of Australia, http://www.nla.gov.au |
