Description
This is a colour print of a portrait drawn by the French artist Nicolas-Martin Petit somewhere near Port Jackson (Sydney), between 20 June and 17 November 1802. It shows a young Indigenous Australian man known as Gnoung-a Gnoung-a, and also as 'Collins'. He has short, curly hair and a light beard. His red headband is possibly made of cloth given to him by French explorers. The print, measuring 30.5 cm x 24.0 cm was published in France in 1824 as Plate no 20 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-an7568695
TLF resource R4040 |
| Source | National Library of Australia, http://www.nla.gov.au |
