Primary Artist

Louis de Sainson (1801–1887)

Title

Le Havre aux Huitres, dans le Port du Roi Georges. (N'elle. Hollande). [Oyster Bay - King George Sound].

Date made

1833

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Text printed from matrix

Printed title lower centre below image, 'LE HAVRE AUX HUITRES, / dans le Port du Roi Georges. / (Nelle Hollande).' Printed text lower left below image, 'de Sainson pinx'. Printed text lower left below image, 'Tastu Editeur.' Printed text lower right below image, 'Lith. de L. / Alexis Noel del'. Printed text top right above image, 'Pl 19.'

Matrix size

22.9 x 37.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

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

Subject description

A group of three Aboriginal Australians standing at the edge of the sea pointing at a European sailing ship at Oyster Bay, Western Australia.

Legacy id

133137

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013