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Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56].
- Date
- 1855 - 1863
- By
- Pottier, H J A, active 1855; Sergent, (Monsieur), active 1900s?
- Reference
- E-548
- Description
Contains 32 drawings.
Contains some portraits, scenes of shipboard life, and views in Tahiti, Callao (port near Lima), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Kamchatka peninsula), and San Francisco.
Other Titles - Tahiti
Inscriptions: Album page - top centre - (Inside front cover): Souvenirs de Taiti (1856) / M. Sergent, Ingenieur civil a Nancy, rue de George no 69 (m....).
Voyage of the artist: from the evidence of the inscriptions he was in Callao in February-March 1855, Petropolovsk in June 1855, Tahiti in September 1855-February 1856, San Francisco in March 1856, and at Papeete again in September 1856.
Quantity: 1 album(s).
Physical Description: Album, 49 leaves, bound in brown board, 215 x 273 mm.
Provenance: Purchased from Hordern House Rare Books Pty Ltd., in 1996.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 album(s), Works of art, Pencil works, Portraits, Seascapes, Album, 49 leaves, bound in brown board, 215 x 273 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenir du bord; le dejeuner du matelot. Callao, le 28 fevrier...
Date: 1855
From: Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56].
By: Pottier, H J A, active 1855; Sergent, (Monsieur), active 1900s?
Reference: E-548-012
Description: Shows six sailors grouped below decks, having a meal. Swords, axe and bucket, and a reel of rope, hang on wall behind. Other Titles - Memory / Reminder of shipboard life; meal-time for the sailor /sailors, 28 February 1855 Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil on tinted paper 115 x 179 mm, stuck to page 215 x 273 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Hordern House Rare Books Pty Ltd., in 1996.
Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Callao, le 9 Mars 1855.
Date: 1855
From: Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56].
By: Pottier, H J A, active 1855; Sergent, (Monsieur), active 1900s?
Reference: E-548-007-3
Description: Shows profile of two-masted schooner with six sails. Other Titles - 9 March 1855. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - H.P. /[Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil on paper 78 x 106 mm, stuck on page 273 x 215 mm.
Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :San Francisco le 27 Mars 1856.
Date: 1856
From: Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56].
By: Pottier, H J A, active 1855; Sergent, (Monsieur), active 1900s?
Reference: E-548-003-1
Description: Shows three quarter head and shoulder portrait of a bearded sailor, with right hand tucked under jacket lapel. Possibly a self portrait. Other Titles - 27 March 1856 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Signature]: H. J. A. Pottier Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil on paper 107 x 97 mm, stuck to page 215 x 273 mm.
Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Le second Kook de la frigate l'Alceste. Dans mon lit, rade de P...
Date: 1855
From: Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56].
By: Pottier, H J A, active 1855; Sergent, (Monsieur), active 1900s?
Reference: E-548-014
Description: Shows full-length portrait, right profile, of man with flat wide cap, hands resting on long pitchfork, in front of cabinets, from which hangs a large ladle. Other Titles - The second cook on the frigate Alceste. In my bed, roadstead at Petropavlovsk, 9 June 1855. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Le second Kook de la frigate 'Alceste; Recto - bottom left - H. Pottier / Dans mon lit / rade de Petropoloski / le 9 juin 1855 Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil on paper 165 x 121 mm, stuck to page 273 x 215 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Hordern House Rare Books Pty Ltd., in 1996.
Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Callao le 25 Fevrier 1855.
Date: 1855
From: Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56].
By: Pottier, H J A, active 1855; Sergent, (Monsieur), active 1900s?
Reference: E-548-015
Description: Shows four ships including a paddle steamer flying French flag, off a coastline. Other Titles - 25 February 1855. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - H.P. / Callao le 25 Fevrier / 1855. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil on paper 92 x 250 mm, stuck to page 215 x 273 mm.
Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Interieur d'un case (Papeete). Le 19 septembre 1855[?].
Date: 1855
From: Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56].
By: Pottier, H J A, active 1855; Sergent, (Monsieur), active 1900s?
Reference: E-548-013-1
Description: Shows interior of hut, with four Tahitians kneeling around a large bowl, three demonstrating by pointing to their mouths as naked child offers small bowl to the fourth man. A [French?] sailor holds the hand of a Tahitian woman who offers him a bowl. Other Titles - Inside a hut / interior of a house, 19 September 1855 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Recto - bottom left - H. Pottier / le 19 septembre / 1855[?] Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Ink on paper 100 x 148 mm, stuck to page 273 x 215 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Hordern House Rare Books Pty Ltd., in 1996.
Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Mutoi Papeete. Taiti le 7 [?] 1855.
Date: 1855
From: Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56].
By: Pottier, H J A, active 1855; Sergent, (Monsieur), active 1900s?
Reference: E-548-013-2
Description: Shows Tahitian in top hat, European shirt and wrap-around skirt, walking jauntily with walking stick, past fence and trees. Other Titles - Tahiti Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Mutoi papeete; Recto - bottom left - H. Pottier / Taiti le ..7 ../ 1855[?] Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Ink on paper 120 x 82 mm, stuck to page 215 x 273 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Hordern House Rare Books Pty Ltd., in 1996.
Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Ile San Lorenzo (Callao). Le 24 fevrier 185[5?].
Date: 1855
From: Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56].
By: Pottier, H J A, active 1855; Sergent, (Monsieur), active 1900s?
Reference: E-548-007-1
Description: Shows two-masted paddle steamer in middle distance in front of distant island profile, with smaller islands at left. Other Titles - Island of San Lorenzo , 24 February Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - H.J.A. /Callao le 24 Fevrier / 185[5?]; Recto - beneath image - Ile San Lorenzo (Callao) See parent record for account of Pottier's voyages in the Pacific. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil on paper 85 x 264 mm, stuck to page 215 x 273 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Hordern House Rare Books Pty Ltd., in 1996.
Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Petropoloski. Le 7 Juin [or Juillet] 1855.
Date: 1855
From: Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56].
By: Pottier, H J A, active 1855; Sergent, (Monsieur), active 1900s?
Reference: E-548-008
Description: Shows three sailing ships anchored in the roadstead off port and town of Petropavlovsk, in the Kamchatka Peninsula. One of the ships is flying a French flag. Other Titles - Petroupolosski Other Titles - Petropavlovsk, 7 June / July 1855 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Petroupolosski; Recto - bottom left - H. Pottier / Petropoloski le / 7 Jul..../ 1855[?] Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil on tinted paper 119 x 261 mm, stuck to page 215 x 273 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Hordern House Rare Books Pty Ltd., in 1996.
Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Petropoloscki le 1er juin 1855.
Date: 1855
From: Pottier, H J A fl 1855 :Souvenirs de Taiti. [Album. 1854-56].
By: Pottier, H J A, active 1855; Sergent, (Monsieur), active 1900s?
Reference: E-548-018
Description: Shows three masted sailing ship with sails furled, and flag flying, anchored off the coast of the Kamchatka peninsula, with snowy mountain at left. Other Titles - Petropavlovsk, 1st June 1855. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - H.Pottier / [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil on paper 125 x 261 mm, stuck to page 215 x 273 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Hordern House Rare Books Pty Ltd., in 1996.