IMAGE
[Lejeune, Jules Louis] fl 1804-1841 :Vue du piton de Borabora [redrawn by Antoine Chazal after a drawing by Jules le Jeune, Society Islands, 1826]
- Date
- 1826
- Reference
- C-082-036
- Description
A tall rocky peak, close to a coral reef, with an island in the background. Two naked Tahitian men are on a rock in the left foreground and there are coconut palms and other vegetation at the base of the rock.
Based on an ink drawing by Jules LeJeune, artist with Duperrey during his 1824-1826 visit to the Pacific. The original drawing has the title 'Vue du piton de Borabora, pres du pied. Il a plus de 200 pieds debout, et il faut gravir une montagne de 300 L [?] avant d'y parvenir'. The original drawing is in the Bibliotheque du Service Historique de la Marine, Vincennes, Paris (MSA4211). The Library has a photograph, neg 116082 1/2. LeJeune's title can be translated as 'View of the peak of Borabora, near its foot. It is more than 200 feet tall and it is necessary to climb a mountain of 300 [?] before reaching this point'. The original drawing has only one Tahitian man in the left foreground, and includes three faintly sketched in canoes to the left of the peak.
Other Titles - View of the peak of Borabora
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour, 130 x 200 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Chazal, Antoine, 1793-1854 :[Watercolours, proof engravings and aquatints by Antoine Chazal and others after drawings by Jules LeJeune and others for Duperrey's Voyage autour du monde ... Paris, 1822-1825]
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour, 130 x 200 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
Click to request to view this item, access digital version (if available), and see more information.
Usage
Purchasing this Item
This item is available as a high resolution download. A request to buy an image can take up to 10 working days to approve. It will depend on copyright and how the image is going to be used.
If this item has multiple pages, or is several items attached to a single record, you can use this form to order your copy.
Using this Item
You can copy this item for personal use, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It cannot be used commercially without permission, please ask us for advice. If reproducing this item, please maintain the integrity of the image (i.e. don't crop, recolour or overprint it), and ensure the following credit accompanies it:
[Lejeune, Jules Louis] fl 1804-1841 :Vue du piton de Borabora [redrawn by Antoine Chazal after a drawing by Jules le Jeune, Society Islands, 1826]. Chazal, Antoine, 1793-1854 :[Watercolours, proof engravings and aquatints by Antoine Chazal and others after drawings by Jules LeJeune and others for Duperrey's Voyage autour du monde ... Paris, 1822-1825]. Ref: C-082-036. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23244356More information can be found in our terms of use.