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Jacques Arago, c. 1830s
Nicolas Maurin, Alexandre Sixdeniers
Portrait, engraving on paper
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2009
François Péron, c. 1805
Conrad Westermayr after Jean Henri Cless
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Cour-rou-bari-gal, published 1807
Barthélemy Roger after Nicolas-Martin Petit
Portrait, engraving, hand coloured on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008
Nicolas-Martin Petit
Biography
Nicholas-Martin Petit was born in Paris, the son of a fan maker, and learned graphic art in the studio of Jacques Louis David.
9 portraits in the collection
Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet
Biography
Louis-Claude Desaulses de Freycinet (1779–1842), hydrographer and cartographer, sailed with Nicolas Baudin on the Expédition aux terres australes, a journey of discovery, commissioned by Napoléon, to the unknown southern coast of New Holland.
1 portrait in the collection
Uncommon Australians
The vision of Gordon and Marilyn Darling
Previous exhibition, 2015
This exhibition showcases portraits acquired through the generosity of the National Portrait Gallery’s Founding Patrons, L Gordon Darling AC CMG and Marilyn Darling AC.
Sea legged frogs
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2011
Joanna Gilmour describes some of the stories of the individuals and incidents that define French exploration of Australia and the Pacific.
Demimonde liaisons
Magazine article by Jane Raffan, 2017
Jane Raffan feasts on modernity’s entrée in the Belle Époque theatre of the demimonde.