Nicolas-Martin Petit b. 1777

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Petit was the artist for a French voyage to Australia, whose job, according to the eminent scientist Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu, was to record 'all that which may be of interest for the history of Man.' His depictions of the Aborigines have an immediacy and directness unlike any previous images of them.
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  • Musée d'Histoire Naturelle, Le Havre

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