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Natural Curiosity : Unseen Art of the First Fleet by Louise Anemaat is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Natural Curiosity : Unseen Art of the First Fleet about?

A sense of awe swept through natural history circles in 18th-century London when the first ships returned from Sydney with their cargo of exotic animals, birds, and plants—and striking watercolor illustrations. The sudden emergence, in 2011, of a large number of these watercolor illustrations has revealed much about the early years of the colony. In Natural Curiosity , Louise Anemaat uncovers never-before-published works from the artists of the First Fleet, including convicts-turned-watercolorists Thomas Watling and John Doody, and the anonymous "Port Jackson Painter." She unravels the complex network of natural history collectors who spanned the globe eagerly acquiring, copying, and exchanging these artworks, from New South Wales Surgeon-General John White to passionate British collector Aylmer Bourke Lambert.

Who reads Natural Curiosity : Unseen Art of the First Fleet?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Louise Anemaat
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Published
2014
Language
EN
ISBN
9781742234090
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Art, History, Arts

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