Description
This is a colour print of a half-figure portrait drawn by the French artist Nicolas-Martin Petit somewhere near Port Jackson (Sydney), between 20 June and 17 November 1802. It shows a man named as Ourou-mare, said to be of the Gwea-gal tribe, and known to the British settlers as 'Bulldog'. He has short, curly hair and a bare, unadorned chest. The print, measuring 31.5 cm x 24.0 cm, was published in France in 1824 as Plate no 23 in the second edition of 'Voyage de decouvertes aux Terres Australes (Atlas)' or 'Voyage of discovery to the Austral Lands (Atlas)'.
Acknowledgements
| Copyright | Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia |
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| Creator | Nicolas-Martin Petit, artist, 1802 Barthelemy Roger, artist, 1824 J Milbert, collaborator, 1824 Arthus Bertrand, Paris, publisher, 1824 |
| Identifiers | National Library of Australia number nla.pic-an7569776
TLF resource R4043 |
| Source | National Library of Australia, http://www.nla.gov.au |
