IMAGE
[Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844
- Date
- 1769 - 1844
- By
- Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-
- Reference
- A-119-010/032
- Description
A range of engravings of native people and their customs, from the South Pacific, based on the earlier-published engravings and lithographs of artists who accompanied English, French and Russian explorers to the South Pacific, from Cook to Dumont d'Urville. Includes Tahitians and Marquesans
Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici e religiosi ... Torino, 1844-1847. Vol 2. Oceania [a translation of his] Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde ... Bruxelles, 1843-1844. Vol 4. Oceanie.
Quantity: 27 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Lithographs (hand-coloured) 270 x 175 mm
Provenance: Purchase: E. H. Schiotz, Ankerveien 34, Oslo 3, Norway, 18 February 1975.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Fully photographed in colour and black and white
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 27 colour art print(s), Works of art, Lithographs, Portraits, Lithographs (hand-coloured) 270 x 175 mm
Click to request to view this item, access digital version (if available), and see more information.
Artist unknown :Indigeno dell'isola Vatou-Lele (Arcipelago Viti). [Turin, 1844].
Date: 1844
From: [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844
Reference: A-119-021
Description: Shows a warrior, in loincloth and turban, holding a bow and several arrows. Wahlen's book is an Italian translation of his "Moeurs, usages et coutumes de tous les peuples du monde..." Bruxelles, 1843-44. Vol. 4. Other Titles - Native of the island of Vatu Lele (Fiji) Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Vol. 2 Oceania. Torino, 1844-1847. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, handcoloured, on sheet 270 x 178 mm.
[Sainson, Louis Auguste de], 1801-1887 :Guerriero di Tonga Tabou / Mercier [sc.
Date: 1844
From: [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844
By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Mercier, active 1840s
Reference: A-119-027
Description: Shows a warrior, with parts of his face, torso and limbs darkened by paint or tattooing. He holds a broad-bladed spear in his right hand. Image similar to that at : B-052a-007. Wahlen's book is an Italian translation of his "Moeurs, usages et coutumes de tous les peuples du monde..." Bruxelles, 1843-44. Vol. 4. Other Titles - Warrior of Tongatapu Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Vol. 2 Oceania. Torino, 1844-1847. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, handcoloured, on sheet 270 x 177 mm.
Artist unknown :Regina delle isole Sandwich / Doms sc. [Turin, 1845-1847]
Date: 1844
From: [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844
By: Arago, Jacques Etienne Victor, 1790-1854; Choris, Louis Andrevitch, 1795-1828; Doms, active 1840s
Reference: A-119-012
Description: A head and shoulders portrait Queen Kaonoe, shown as a young bare-breasted woman wearing a headdress, necklace and tattoos. Images may be based on an original drawing by Louis Choris in 1815-1818. It may be loosely based on his "Reine Cahoumanou", lithographed in 1822. It may also be after a drawing by Jacques Arago showing Queen Kaonoe Wahlen's book is a translation of his "Moeurs, usages et coutumes de tous les peuples du monde..." Bruxelles, 1843-44. Vol. 4. Other Titles - Queen of the Sandwich islands Other Titles - Hawaii Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Vol. 2 Oceania. Torino, 1844-1847. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, handcoloured, on sheet 270 x 175 mm.
Sainson, Louis Auguste de 1800- :Tipi degli indigeni della Nuova Zelanda / Mercier [sc....
Date: 1827 - 1847
From: [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844
By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Mercier, active 1840s; Thomson, John Mansfield, 1926-1999
Reference: A-119-025-a/026-a
Description: Shows head and shoulders profiles of 2 Maori men, tattooed and with topknots. Wahlen's book is a translation of his "Moeurs, usages et coutumes de tous les peuples du monde..." Bruxelles, 1843-44. Vol. 4. This print is probably a first state. It differs from A-119-025/026 which does not have the signature by MERCIER and which shows damage or wear on the block in the shading above the upper figure's left shoulder Other Titles - Types of natives of New Zealand [translation] Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Vol. 2 Oceania. Torino, 1844-1847. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - MERCIER; Recto - beneath image - Tipi degli indigeni della Nuova Zelanda Sainson visited New Zealand in the Astrolabe in early 1827. Engraved after L. A. de Sainson's \"Nouvelle Zelande: chef de Houa-Houa...\" (image reversed), and \"Nouvelle Zelande. Naturel de Teraouiti\" (image reversed). See Dumont dUrville, J. S. C. \"Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe...Atlas\". Paris: J. Tastu, 1833. Plate 53. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, handcoloured, on sheet 265 x 165 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Mr J. M. Thomson, of Wellington, in 1991.
Artist unknown :Indigeno dell'isola Madisson (America) [Turin, 1844].
Date: 1844
From: [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844
Reference: A-119-022
Description: Shows a tattooed warrior, in feathered headdress, short cape, short skirt. He holds a stout staff over his right shoulder and wears a bone or stone on a pendant around his neck. Wahlen's book is an Italian translation of his "Moeurs, usages et coutumes de tous les peuples du monde..." Bruxelles, 1843-44. Vol. 4. Other Titles - Native of Madisson Island Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Vol. 2 Oceania. Torino, 1844-1847. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, handcoloured, on sheet 265 x 175 mm.
Artist unknown :Guerriero Mangoviano. [Turin, 1845-1847]
Date: 1844
From: [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844
Reference: A-119-014
Description: Shows a full length profile portrait of a warrior with a drawn bow and quiver of arrows. He wears a hat with feathers, and a red dhoti. Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Torino, 1844-1847. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, handcoloured, on sheet 270 x 175 mm.
Artist unknown :Indigeno dell'isola Massacro [Turin, 1844].
Date: 1844
From: [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844
Reference: A-119-017
Description: Shows a tattooed warrior, in feathered headdress, and broad waistband made from leaves and flowers. He holds a bow and an arrow. Wahlen's book is an Italian translation of his "Moeurs, usages et coutumes de tous les peuples du monde..." Bruxelles, 1843-44. Vol. 4. Massacre Island is in the Solomon group. Other Titles - Native of Massacre Island Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Vol. 2 Oceania. Torino, 1844-1847. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, handcoloured, on sheet 272 x 172 mm.
[Beechey, Frederick William], 1796-1856 :Fanciulla dell'isola Pitcairn. Doms [sc. Turin...
Date: 1844
From: [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844
By: Beechey, Frederick William (Capt), 1796-1856; Doms, active 1840s
Reference: A-119-029
Description: Standing portrait of a young woman wearing a wreath of flowers in her hair, a shawl draped over one shoulder, and a calf-length skirt. This figure is based on a female figure in Beechey's "Interior of Pitcairn Island", ca 1825. Wahlen's book is a translation of his "Moeurs, usages et coutumes de tous les peuples du monde..." Bruxelles, 1843-44. Vol. 4. Other Titles - Young girl of Pitcairn Island Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Vol. 2 Oceania. Torino, 1844-1847. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, handcoloured, on sheet 272 x 178 mm.
Artist unknown :Noukahiwa (Oceania). Lacoste et fils aine [sc. Turin, 1844].
Date: 1844
From: [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844
By: Lacoste, pere et fils, active 1830-1840s; Tilesius von Tilenau, Wilhelm Gottlieb, 1769-1857
Reference: A-119-030
Description: Standing portrait of a warrior from Nuku Hiva, with his body entirely tattooed. He wears a narrow loin cloth, a headdress incorporating teeth, and what appears to be a bone necklace. He carries a gourd and a long-handled broad-bladed club whose decoration includes a face. Artist is possibly Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau, who made similar pictures, during the voyage of Krusenstern on the Nadezhda and Neva, in 1803-1806. See reproduction of a similar image in "Great voyages of exploration; the golden age of discovery in the Pacific", by Jacques Brosse, translated by Stanley Hochman (Doubleday, 1983), page 120. Wahlen's book is a translation of his "Moeurs, usages et coutumes de tous les peuples du monde..." Bruxelles, 1843-44. Vol. 4. Other Titles - Nuku Hiva, Noukahiva Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Vol. 2 Oceania. Torino, 1844-1847. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, handcoloured, on sheet 270 x 175 mm.
[Webber, John] 1751?-1793 :Ballerina a Taiti (Oceania). Lacoste et fils aine. [Turin, 1...
Date: 1779
From: [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844
By: Webber, John, 1751-1793
Reference: A-119-028
Description: Standing portrait of a young Tahitian woman, dancing. She is wearing a full skirt with ruffled sections at the waist, and tassles suspended from the waist and a flat-topped hat Wahlen's book is a translation of his "Moeurs, usages et coutumes de tous les peuples du monde..." Bruxelles, 1843-44. Vol. 4. Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Vol. 2 Oceania. Torino, 1844-1847. After John Webber's engraving made to illustrate Captain Cook's third voyage, A dance in Otaheite, published 1784. Webber was in Tahiti in 1779 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, handcoloured, on sheet 270 x 175 mm.