Dictionary of Sydney

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Ravenet, Juan

Italian-born figure painter who sailed with a Spanish expedition commanded by Alejandro Malaspina aboard the corvettes Descuvierta and Atrevida. He sketched striking portraits of an Aboriginal man and woman after his arrival in Sydney.

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Born
Parma, Italy
1766
Arrived Sydney
Mar 1793
Departed Sydney
Apr 1793
Occupation