Exhibitions
The Art of Science: Baudin’s Voyagers 1800 – 1804
Opens 07-04-2017, closes 09-07-2017
Argyle Galleries 1-3
Charles-Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846), Porcupine fish (Diodon), Watercolour and ink on paper.
Collection: Museum d'histoire naturelle, Le Havre
Charles-Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846), Spotted tail quolls (Dasyurus maculatus),
Watercolour, pen, black ink and pencil on vellum. Collection: Museum d'histoire naturelle, Le Havre
Charles-Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846), Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), Engraving in black
and highlights of gouache on paper. Collection: Museum d'histoire naturelle, Le Havre
Charles-Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846) or Nicolas-Martin Petit (1777 - 1804), Study of a ninga (bark canoe) with spears,
Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper. Collection: Museum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre
Charles-Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846) or Nicolas-Martin Petit (1777-1804), Coastal Profile of Tasmania,
Watercolour, black ink and pencil on paper. Collection: Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre
Charles-Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846) or Nicolas-Martin Petit (1777 - 1804), Coastal Profile of Tasmania,
Watercolour, black ink and pencil on paper. Collection: Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre
Charles-Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846), Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus), Watercolour on vellum
Collection: Museum d'histoire naturelle, Le Havre
Charles-Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846), Beautiful Firetail (Emblema bella)
Collection: Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre
Nicolas-Martin Petit (1777 - 1804), Woman from lutruwita (Tasmania), Watercolour, gouache, ink and pencil on paper
Collection: Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le Havre
Nicolas Baudin’s ships, Géographe and Naturaliste, embarked from Le Havre in October 1800 for the southern continent, carrying an impressive contingent of scientists and scientific assistants.
Lavishly funded by Napoleon Bonaparte, the expedition’s agenda was the discovery and study of natural sciences, underpinned by the emergence of new ideas and philosophies of reason and the rights of man.
This exhibition will showcase original sketches and paintings created by Baudin’s artists Charles-Alexandre Lesueur and Nicolas-Martin Petit during the voyage of 1800-1804.
It will bring a fabulous collection of the original paintings and drawings from the Museum of Natural History in Le Havre, France to Hobart audiences for the first time.
For a list of works that will be displayed as part of the exhibition, please click here.
TMAG has developed a public program of children's activities, talks and demonstrations to accompany the exhibition. Download a flyer here.