what lias be<.-ome of the pictuie. As it was a leconciiiaiioii 

 between the blacks and wliites, it was hti extremely ntercstiiij; 

 one, and of some scientitic value. 



1 am iiulebled lu Mis. i^uieii/o Jiinlge, who was on \c'r\ iiiliiioilt' 

 term-i witii the DiUeneaus, for the follow inj^ informaliou : — 

 " Beiijainin Duiern'aii was ileseended from a Kiencli family, who 

 iiad taken r<'fu;,'e in Kn;;land on account of iuli;.'ions iioulile. 

 He was liorn in liondcm in I7<J7, where his jii t iMiucatioii was 

 acquired He learned iht art of steel eni;raviii<,'. and practised it 

 as a business there, .\ttracted by accounts of the Swan Kiver 

 colony (\V..A.), lie left liomlon with the intention of ^ettlinj; in 

 the colony, and arrived there in is:i2. At that time jilowin;: 

 accounts of X'an Diemen's Lund were in iMrculation, an<l liearin;; 

 tliese, Mr. Duterreaii chanj^eii his purpose of settlin-.,' at Swan 

 Kiver, and came on to Holiarl Town, accompanied by ids 

 daughter and .sister-in law. They resided in the old white house 

 at the corner of Campbell and I'atrick streets, ami there Mr. 

 Dulerreau practised portrait paintinj,' principally, and had a well- 

 known reputation in Hobart Town as a portiait painter. Colonel 

 Arthur took a <,'reat ileal of interest in Mr. Duterrean. Miss 

 Duterreau became governess to the familj', and, no tloubt. he 

 induced Mr. I), to undertake the portrayal of the altorifrinals, 

 and encouraged and ai<led him in the work. He fie([nently visited 

 the studio during the progress of the work. As tne ab;<riginal< 

 were brought in )>y llobinson — camping in the yard of his house 

 at the corner of Kli/abeth ami Warwick streets— he u.><ed to 

 supply Duterreau with subjects, bringing them down to him per- 

 sonally to the Campbell-street house, antl the lesults of those 

 visits are to be seen in the numerous painting.s, copperjilate engrav- 

 ings and plaster casts now iu the Museum here. A few years 

 before his death he removed to the stone house in Hathurst 

 street, at present occupied by Mr. Lucas, next King's Hall, and 

 he died there in 1851, at the age of 84 years. His daughter 

 married Mr. Bogle, of the firm of Kerr and Mogle, merchants, of 

 Hobart, and ultimately returned and settled in hngland. Most 

 of Duterreau's best work was sent, by request of Mrs. Bogle, to 

 England after her fathers death." 



Mr. J. W. lieattie said that a Mrs. Lodge informed him 

 that she recollected such a picture. There were two, a small 

 one and a very large one. In reply to a que.stion, she iutormed 

 him that the large one was given to the Government, and wai. 

 now probably in the "vaults of the Legislative Council. Upon 

 inquiry, he ascertained that the small one was I'ramed by 

 Hood's, of Hobart, for Mr. J. Walker, and .sold by that gentle- 

 man in 1841 for £oO. The large one, painted by Bock, was 

 framed by the same firm in 1843, and was said to be also in 

 the Legislative Council vaults. 



Specimens of various descriptions were exhibited and ex- 

 plained by member.?. 



His Excellency referred to the lecture to be given by I)i 

 Maw.son at the Town-hall, and asked niemberi, present to 

 uttead. It would deal with Antarctica and the expedition. 



