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See exquisite illustrations by French artists made during Nicolas Baudin’s exploration of Australia.

The Art of Science

See exquisite illustrations by French artists made during Nicolas Baudin’s exploration of Australia in the early 1800's.

In Australia for the first time in 200 Years

The Art of Science: Baudin’s Voyagers 1800 -1804 brings over 340 of the original paintings and drawings from the Museum of Natural History in Le Havre, France to Australian audiences for the first time, with a different suite of paintings showcased at each touring venue.

The exhibition also features material from other French institutions, much of which has never before been displayed in Australia. These include Baudin’s chronometer, exquisite coastal profiles, hand drawn maps, and Baudin’s personal journal from France’s National Archives.

 

The whole idea of making beach detritus into art began in 2009 with the realisation that the waste we create always comes back to haunt us.

Marina DeBris
New Holland – Plan of Sydney Town by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur. Courtesy Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Le havre. Cape Petrel (Daption capense) by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur. Courtesy Museum d'histoire naturelle, Le Havre. 'Hop Step and Jump', the English character John Bull demonstrates how to deal with Napoleon's ambitions. Engraving by Piercy Roberts, 1804. ANMM Collection. 'The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver', wherein Napoleon's threatened invasion of England is likened to an episode from Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Engraving by James Gillray, 1804. ANMM Collection. A man and woman in a bark canoe by Nicolas-Martin Petit. Courtesy Museum d'histoire naturelle, Le Havre.
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