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].

Source

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

Page or Plate number

plate 19

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1833

Place made

Paris, Île-de-France, France View on map Close map

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

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

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

20 Nov 2025