Curio

State Library of New South Wales

Dr Leichhardt - Saturday morning, c. 1844

MIN 98
Silhouette on paper

On 23 October this year Australia and Germany celebrated the bicentenary of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt’s birth. The eccentric and enigmatic Ludwig Leichhardt became a legend in Australian history for his voyages of exploration and spectacular disappearance without trace while crossing the Top End in 1848.

Swan

Ink sketch of a swan on water below the silhouette.