Sauvagesse de la Nouvelle Zelande. [Savage woman of New Zealand]

Title

Sauvagesse de la Nouvelle Zelande. [Savage woman of New Zealand]

Date made

1796

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left below image, 'J. Grasset St Sauveur inv. direx'. Printed lower right below image, 'J. Laroque Sculp'. Printed lower centre below image, 'Sauvagesse de la Nouvelle Zelande'.

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: French

Subject description

A Maori woman in traditional costume, holding a baby.

Legacy id

207446

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013

Impressions

State

Published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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