Primary Artist

Louis de Sainson (1801–1887)

Title

Habitation de pecheurs de phoques au Port Western. (House of the seal fishermen, Western Port)

Source

Dumont D'Urville. Jules. 'Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe'. Paris: J. Tastu, 1833

Page or Plate number

plate 21

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1833

Place made

Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured and with varnished highlights

Matrix size

21.8 x 30.8 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

32.1 x 38.7 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

Coastal scene of seal fishermen's hut on hill and men carrying dead seal from beach, Western Port, Victoria.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

42374

Accession number

86.647

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Spencer Scott Sandilands, Melbourne, February 1986.

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1985

Subject categories

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Victoria | Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: French

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Sainson, Louis de. | (1801–1887) French | Male | print after

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013