IMAGE
Hatton, Walter Scarlett, 1873-1938 :Laying the foundation stone of the Odd Fellows' Hall at Wellington, New Zealand 1859
- Date
- 1859
- By
- Hatton, Walter Scarlett, 1873-1938; Fox, William, 1812-1893; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
- Reference
- B-078-015
- Description
View looking north along the beachline (now the corner of Lambton Quay and Grey Street) with houses along the left of the view and a large group of people standing on the sand amidst piles of timber. Several people appear to be standing on a raised platform decked with bunting. Two men on horseback stand to the left; also two people in a small cart with a horse, with others standing back nearer the houses.
Copied from an engraving in the "Illustrated London News", 5 Nov 1859 p 434. According to the accompanying text in the Illustrated London news, the wood engraving was based on a drawing by Sir William Fox.
The Oddfellows' Hall was on the present site of the T & G Building, corner of Lambton Quay and Grey St. The laying of the foundation stone was the work of Superintendant Isaac Featherston
Inscriptions: Signed: W.S.H.
The Library has a copy of the wood engraving from the Illustrated London news at A-018-021.
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour 177 x 279 mm
Provenance: Purchase: A H Turnbull from English dealer Albert Berthel, Richmond, 1914
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour 177 x 279 mm
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