Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925
Schmidt, Johann Diederich, 1839-1925
German-born businessman and artist. Born in Bremen. Arrived in Melbourne, Australia, in 1858 where he, and his partners Shaw and Harnet started the 'Melbourne Age' newspaper.
He arrived in New Zealand in 1860, and with William Shaw and Harnet, founding several newspapers including the 'Southland Times' and 'Shortland Times' and the 'West Coast Times'. He was the lithographer for a group of West Coast views published in Hokitika in 1869. As Shaw, Schmidt and Co, founded a printers and engravers business in Auckland, but it was destroyed by fire. Shaw left for America, but Schmidt set up an engraver and lithographer in Vulcan Lane, Auckland. His business was later absorbed into the Brett Printing Company, and Schmidt remained at the company for 30 years.
Married Elizabeth Shields in 1868 in Hokitia. He was the father of the painter Armin Schmidt and of the lithographer William Shaw Diedrich Schmidt. Obituary Auckland Star, 2 June 1925, Page 3
Image
Date:
1868 - 1870
By:
Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925; Harnett & Company; Taranaki Museum
Reference:
A-104-024-b
Description:
View from close to the mouth of the river, looking inland. Shows boats on the river, including (possibly) the Cobden ferry, and a horse-drawn cart on the road to the right, leading along the south side of the riverbank towards the houses and shops of the town
Title from inscription on verso of 24a. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193.
Other Titles - Lithographed by John Diedrich Schmidt from a sketch by William Marshall Cooper
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph 210 x 300 mm
Provenance: Deacessioned from the collections of Taranaki Museum, 1994.
Image
Date:
1868 - 1870
By:
Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925
Reference:
A-104-048-a
Description:
Shows cattle and horses grazing, farm buildings, a man on horseback at the left, and a carriage with horses at the right. There is bush on the hills, and mountains in background.
See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch 1977 p. 192-193
Inscriptions: Verso - bottom right - (On printed label): [Title]
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 210 x 300 mm
Image
Date:
1868 - 1870
By:
Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925
Reference:
A-104-024
Description:
Shows boats on river, including (possibly) Cobden ferry, and horse-drawn cart
Title from inscription on verso of 24a. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193.
Other Titles - Lithographed by John Diedrich Schmidt from a sketch by William Marshall Cooper
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph 210 x 300 mm
Image
Date:
1883
By:
Rawlins, E, active 1882; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925
Reference:
A-104-082
Description:
A view of the bridge at Atiamuri with Pohaturoa Rock
See Ellis, E M Early prints of New Zealand. No. 974
Other Titles - Atiamuri
Extended Title - Illustration from: Picturesque New Zealand by C O Montrose, illustrated by E Rawlins. Auckland, Oct. 1882-April 1883. p. 42 (qPer PIC)
Inscriptions: Signed: E R
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Monotone lithograph, 170 x 240 mm
Image
Date:
1868 - 1870
By:
Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925; Harnett & Company
Reference:
A-104-048
Description:
Shows cattle grazing, mountains in the background
Title from inscription on Hocken Library's copy. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch 1977 p. 192-193
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph 210 x 300 mm
Image
Date:
1868 - 1870
By:
Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925
Reference:
A-104-025
Description:
Shows ship and paddlesteamer
Title from inscription on verso of 25a. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193.
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph 210 x 300 mm
Image
Date:
1868 - 1870
By:
Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925
Reference:
A-104-049-a
Description:
Shows the small digging township on the south end of the Okarito Lagoon, on the West Coast. In the right foreground, small boats are pulled up on the shore beside a house and a fishing net hanging to dry. A coastal bluff and a steamship at sea can be seen in the right distance.
See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193. From a sketch by W M Cooper; lith by Schmidt.
Other Titles - Okarito
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 220 x 300 mm
Image
Date:
1883
By:
Rawlins, E, active 1882; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925
Reference:
A-104-083
Description:
Shows Auckland city
See Ellis, E M Early prints of New Zealand. No. 975
Extended Title - Illustration from: Picturesque New Zealand by C O Montrose, illustrated by E Rawlins. Auckland, Oct. 1882-April 1883. p. 50 (qPer PIC)
Inscriptions: Signed: E R
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Monotone lithograph, 170 x 230 mm
Image
Date:
1868 - 1870
By:
Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925; Harnett & Company
Reference:
A-104-024-c
Description:
Shows boats on river, including (possibly) Cobden ferry, and horse-drawn cart
Title from inscription on verso of 24a. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193.
Other Titles - Lithographed by John Diedrich Schmidt from a sketch by William Marshall Cooper
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph 210 x 300 mm
Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in July 2001.
Image
Date:
1868 - 1870
By:
Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925
Reference:
A-104-049-b
Description:
Shows the small digging township on the south end of the Okarito Lagoon, on the West Coast. In the right foreground, small boats are pulled up on the shore beside a house and a fishing net hanging to dry. A coastal bluff and a steamship at sea can be seen in the right distance.
Title from label on verso. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193. From a sketch by W M Cooper; lith by Schmidt.
Other Titles - Okarito
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 220 x 300 mm
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Image
Date:
1868 - 1870
By:
Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925; Harnett & Company
Reference:
A-104-025-a
Description:
Shows ship and paddlesteamer at the wharf at Hokitika during the gold-rush. There are horses and carts on the wharf to the left and the houses and shops of the town can be seen in the background.
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph 210 x 300 mm
Online
Image
Date:
1868 - 1870
By:
Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925
Reference:
A-104-049
Description:
Shows the small digging township on the south end of the Okarito Lagoon, on the West Coast. In the right foreground, small boats are pulled up on the shore beside a house and a fishing net hanging to dry. A coastal bluff and a steamship at sea can be seen in the right distance.
Title from inscription on verso. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193. From a sketch by W M Cooper; lith by Schmidt. Title from inscription on verso
Other Titles - Okarito
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 220 x 300 mm
Online
Image
Date:
ca 1869
From:
Mata, Y. T. [Waitemata, pseudonym] :The gold digger's song. [Auckland, ca 1868]. Words by Mrs St George; music by Y. T. Mata.
By:
Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925
Reference:
PUBL-0041-1
Description:
The illustrated cover of a sheet music title 'The gold diggers' song' for a song with piano accompaniment.
The illustration depicts three men holding gold nuggets, standing by a stream, with a fourth miner standing in the entrance to a tunnel to the left. Digging tools and a wheelbarrow, billy and hat in front of the men and their tents and another mine entrance in the background.
The song credits printed on the sheet music cover: "Words by Mrs St George; music by Y. T. Mata, Auckland" [pseudonym for the composer, derived from ‘Waitemata'].
The illustration credits are: "Del. I Wai Theton" [pseudonym for the illustrator, derived from "I weigh the ton". "Del" refers to delineavit or drawn by], and "J D Schmidt Litho" (John Diedrich Schmidt, a lithographer).
Mrs St George was the pseudonym of Frances Shayle George, née Frances Southwell, 1828-1890.
The sheet music is likely to have been published in 1869 when John Diedrich Schmidt arrived in Auckland.
Title taken from item.
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, 270 x 214 mm
Processing information: Record edited March 2024 to improve information on composer, lyricist, and illustrator names.
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Image
Date:
1868 - 1870
By:
Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925; Harnett & Company
Reference:
A-104-024-a
Description:
Shows boats on river, including (possibly) Cobden ferry, and horse-drawn cart
Title from inscription on verso of 24a. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193.
Other Titles - Lithographed by John Diedrich Schmidt from a sketch by William Marshall Cooper
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph 210 x 300 mm
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