English artist and visitor to Sydney. In February 1805 he drew likenesses of visiting Maori, including a portrait of Te Pahi (1760?-1809), a Ngapuhi chief, against a background of water, hills and trees, with a canoe, published London 1827. (Source: Joan Kerr. The dictionary of Australian artists to 1870.)
Harris, George Prideaux Robert, 1775-1840
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Harris, George Prideaux Robert, 1775-1840 :Tippahee a New Zealand chief / eng[rave]d by...
Date: 1827 - 1805
By: Harris, George Prideaux Robert, 1775-1840; Archibald, W, active 1827; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967
Reference: A-092-007
Description: Shows a three-quarter-length portrait of a chief with two feathers in his hair, wearing a cloak over one shoulder and a pendant in the shape of a skull, holding a mere in his left hand. In the background is a river or lake with a war canoe with armed warriors on board. G. P. Harris was in Sydney when Te Pahi visited in 1805 Other Titles - Te Pahi Extended Title - Frontispiece from H. Murray's "Adventures of British seamen" (Edinburgh, 1827). Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving on sheet 106 x 78 mm. (trimmed)