Jacques Etienne Victor Arago b. 1790

  • Artist (Painter)
Watercolourist and marine draughtsman. Arago was employed on Louis de Freycinet's officially-sponsored French expedition around the world aboard the Uranie in 1817-20.

Citations

  • Arago, J. (1823), 'Narrative of a Voyage round the World in the Uranie and Physicienne Corvettes’, London, UK.

  • Bassett, M. (1962), 'Realms and Islands: The World Voyage of Rose de Freycinet, 1817 1820’, Oxford, Eng;and, UK.

  • Freycinet, L. de (1825), 'Voyage autour du Monde: Atlas Historique’, Paris, France.

  • Freycinet, R.M. de (1927), 'Campagne de L’Uranie (1817 1820): Journal de Madame Rose de Saulces de Freycinet d’aprés le Manuscrit Original’, Paris, France.

  • McCormick, A. & McDonnell, D. (1987), 'Pacific Voyages and Exploration’, Hordern House catalogue, Potts Point, NSW.

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, 2 vols, (facsimile reprint, 1980).

  • Smith, B. (1960), 'European Vision and the South Pacific 1768 1850’, London, England, UK.

  • (1987), 'Topographical Pictures’, Christie’s South Kensington catalogue,London, England, UK, 05-28.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870