La femme de l'Isle de Tanna [Woman of the Island of Tanna].
Primary Artist
J Laroque (1796–)
Title
La femme de l'Isle de Tanna [Woman of the Island of Tanna].
Source
Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Jacques. 'Encyclopédie des voyages, contenant l'abrégé historique des moeurs, usages, habitudes domestiques... de tous les peuples; et la collection complette de leurs habillemens civils, militaires, religieux et dignitaires, dessinés d'après nature, gravés avec soin et coloriés à l'aquarelle... Asie'. [Paris]: Deroy, 1796.
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Date made
1796
Place made
Paris, Île-de-France, France View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured in watercolour
Matrix size
17.6 x 11.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin smooth pale green laid paper
Support size
24.8 x 18.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print-run unknown
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
205883
Accession number
2011.44
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 4, 2010/2011 (2011-02-22)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Ted and Gina Gregg, Sydney, February 2011.
Credit line
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg, 2010
Subject category
Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: French
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Jacques Grasset De Saint-Sauveur | (1757–1810) Male | print after
Laroque, J | (1796–) | engraver
Last Updated
03 Jun 2026