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, and is considered by many to be the only representation of an aboriginal Beothuk taken from life. It was painted in 1819 at St. John's where she lived with her husband during his term as Governor from 1818-1824.