Jean-Gabriel Charvet
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Jean-Gabriel Charvet, also known as Jean Gabriel Charvet, was a French painter, designer and draftsman who was born in Serrières, Ardèche, France. He studied at the École de Dessin in Lyon under the F
Portrait by Donat Nonnotte, c. 1765
An example of the complex design and layering of printed colours in Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique. Detail from panel 12 of Les Sauvages depicting inhabitants of the Straits of Prince William, now known as the Gulf of Alaska.
Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique was installed by the Francois-Emmanuel, vicomte de Toulongeon in 1804 in the parlour of his French Chateau which is now the Musée departmental d’arts et traditions populaires, Champlitte Haute Saone.
Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique on display in the Auckland Museum amongst a display of works which pertain to the early European engagement with New Zealand.
Tanna (island)
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Tanna is an island in southern Vanuatu. Tanna is the most populous island of Tafea Province, and the third most populous in the country. It is home to five indigenous languages, which also rank among
1905 postcard of Tanna natives.
The active volcano, Mount Yasur, at dusk.
Children from Yakel Village.
Coast of Tanna after rain.