Sauvagesse de la Nouvelle Zelande. [Savage woman of New Zealand]
![Title: Sauvagesse de la Nouvelle Zelande. [Savage woman of New Zealand] | Date: 1796 | Technique: engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured](/media/cache/30/94/309429e9f3e2d9158967139ebf7fe206.jpg)
Title
Sauvagesse de la Nouvelle Zelande. [Savage woman of New Zealand]
Date made
1796Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower left below image, 'J. Grasset St Sauveur inv. direx'. Printed lower right below image, 'J. Laroque Sculp'. Printed lower centre below image, 'Sauvagesse de la Nouvelle Zelande'.
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject category
Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: French
Subject description
A Maori woman in traditional costume, holding a baby.
Legacy id
207446