The painting is a watercolour on ivory of an aboriginal Beothuk Demasduit, and it was painted in 1819 at St. John's while she lived with her husband during his term as Governor from 1818-1824.
The painting is a watercolour on ivory of an aboriginal Beothuk Demasduit. It was painted in 1819 at St. John's. She lived with her husband during his term as Governor from 1818-1824.