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Date: 1860 - 1868

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893

Reference: WC-038

Description: A geyser steaming in the middle distance, two travellers or tourists in foreground, a broad plain in the background Other Titles - Whakarewarewa Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 233 x 313 mm

Date: 1846

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Pitts-Brown, Brian, active 1997; Brown, Mary Pitts, -1905; Pitts-Brown, Charles Walter, 1868-1961

Reference: C-013-008

Description: Shows a long view down Lake Rotoroa (probably looking south), with Heaphy, Fox, Brunner and Kehu in a rowboat with their baggage, near the start of their exploratory journey of 1846. They are shown in the left foreground of the picture. In the far distance is a range of rocky mountains, and to the right of the lake are stands of tall trees and smaller bush. One of the hillsides facing the lake has experienced a landslide which has cleared it. The watercolour has been made on two pages now stuck together, and have been taken from the artist's sketchbook of the exploratory trip. Unlike the other views, it was not sent to England for use by Fox's employers, the New Zealand Company. Fox "discovered" and named Lake Howick, which later reverted to its Maori name, Rotoroa. Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan. Other Titles - Lake Rotoroa Inscribed with title lower right, and with partially trimmed additional information lower right. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Title] / [Looking S to ?] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 182 x 517 mm. Provenance: The artist originally gave the work to Mary Pitts Tucker, the wife of his secretary William Robert Edward Brown, and it has descended through their son Charles Walter Pitts-Brown through the family to Mr Brian Pitts-Brown of Waikato. The Peter McLeavey Gallery sold it on behalf of Mr Pitts-Brown.

Date: 1872

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Wilkie, John Campbell, 1899-1977

Reference: WC-078

Description: View from a slightly raised perspective past a bridge over the Otira River, along the road and the base of the gorge with tall bush-clad hills and mountains in the background and at both sides. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 345 x 235 mm

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Stack, James West (Rev), 1835-1919

Reference: A-210-003

Description: Shows tent on beach, groups of Maori with two canoes with sails, boats and ships in the harbour. Probably Wellington Harbour from the Hutt Road or Petone in the 1850s looking towards the twown of Wellington. Attributed to Fox on stylistic grounds, along with A-210-008 and A-210-009. The figures in the foreground and the manner of rendering choppy sea are very typical of Fox's work Displayed in "Paradise" (Gifts to the nation), National Library Gallery, January - April 2005. Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan. Other Titles - Unidentified view of beach and harbour [former title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 180 x 255 mm. Provenance: Collection of James West Stack. Possibly given to Stack by Fox when Stack visited Westoe, Fox's home, late summer 1861. Transfers: Transferred from Manuscripts and Archives, from fMS Stack, J. W. Papers and pictures, 1970s.

Date: 1864

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893

Reference: WC-037

Description: A standing and a seated Maori to the right of a steaming pool of water, surrounded by rocks Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 255 x 316 mm

Date: 1872

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893

Reference: WC-080

Description: Shows two men on a track leading to a campfire, among tree ferns, with mountains as a background. The lack of snow on the mountains suggest summertime. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 236 x 344 mm

Date: 1860

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893

Reference: WC-088

Description: Half-length seated portrait of a Maori woman with moko on her chin, nose and forehead, dressed in European clothes. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 300 x 235 mm

Date: 1872 - 1875

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893

Reference: WC-048

Description: Shows two horsemen approaching the house by the road at the rear of Westoe homestead, the artist's own pastoral run; includes a view of large area of the station. The small building in the distance on the plain may be the old homestead, which burned down shortly after the new home was built. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 105 x 314 mm

Date: 1846

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Wilkie, John Campbell, 1899-1977

Reference: WC-325

Description: Shows Buller River, between high cliffs at night, the moon breaking through clouds and a canoe containing three or four figures being poled along Probably dates from Fox, Brunner, Heaphy and Kehu's exploring trip from Nelson to the West Coast of the South Island for 5 months in 1846. Other Titles - [Canoe on river, steep cliffs either side. 18--] Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Buller Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil & watercolour 368 x 253 mm Provenance: By descent to Wilkie Family Processing information: Painting formerly titled "Canoe on river, steep cliffs either side", until title deciphered in 1993.

Date: 1872

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893

Reference: WC-085

Description: Shows two settlers' cottages in a bush clearing, with scattered tree trunks and hills beyond Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 130 x 232 mm

Date: 1860

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893

Reference: WC-053

Description: Looking down a broad garden path to a seated couple; bush all around with a few flowers at the edge of the path to the right and a wheelbarrow in the foreground with garden tools. A sunset sky in the background Property shown is Fox's first home on the river flat at Westoe. He built his second home in 1874. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - on left. Lower Westoe, Rangitikei 1860. On common brown paper. [in Fox's hand in sepia ink] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 387 x 260 mm

Date: 1848

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; New Zealand Company; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: B-113-015

Description: The grave of Rangiawa (Kuika) wife of Mr Wynen, in the foreground, in bush, looking down into the cleared area of a small bay (Kakapo Bay, where whaler Jacky Guard lived) with several houses, hills opposite, in Port Underwood. On the face of the painting at the top, is "No. 271", with the N Z Company stamp, which is dated "14 July [18]48". Title is taken from verso Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan. The Hocken Library has another version of this view, titled Port Underwood with Jacky Guard's house. A note has been added underneath the painting (probably by Dr Hocken): Jack Guard was the pilot of the 'Pelorus' and carried on business as a whaler and sealer. He was the first [Pakeha] to enter the south eastern mouth of the channel being driven in by a gale in 1827. Grave of Rangiawa (Kuika) native wife of Mr Wynen who with her infant son was found murdered at Cloudy Bay on the 20th Dec. 1842. The indignation of the Maoris at the acquittal of the white man who was supposed to be guilty of the murder is regarded as one of the indirect causes leading to the Wairau Massacre. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 235 x 342 mm Provenance: Purchased with other New Zealand Company material by Alexander Turnbull, from Francis Edwards, London, 1915.

Date: 1850 - 1851

From: Fox, William 1812-1893 :Four illustrative views of the Canterbury settlement with descriptions; I. Port Lyttelton. II. Landing of the passengers from the "Cressy". III. Part of the great plain. IV. The Rivers Courtenay and Hinds. / From drawings made on the spot, by Miss Mary Townsend and William Fox Esq. London, John W Parker & Son ... 1851

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872

Reference: PUBL-0001-3

Description: Shows the Heathcote River, Forty Miles Beach (Pegasus Bay) and settlers driving stock down the Bridle Path. Based on an ink drawing by William Fox, located at A-195-014. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Tinted etching, black and white, 164 x 362 mm.

Date: 1875

By: Hoyte, John Barr Clark, 1835-1913; Fox, William, 1812-1893; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: C-052-007

Description: Shows eel traps and two whares in the foreground at the lake's edge at a river mouth. Three Maori are standing and seated in front of the buildings and there is a small canoe in the water and a European yacht in the distance. Bush and tall trees surround the water's edge and the Tararuas can be seen in the background. Hoyte made more than one copy of this view. An almost identical one sold in New Zealand in 1995, possibly the watercolour held by Auckland Art Gallery. An article in the Daily Southern Cross of 18 January 1866 refers to a number of Hoyte's watercolours including 'a picture of Horowhenua Lake, in Wellington, from a pencil drawing by Mr W. Fox'. Hoyte is not known to have visited Horowhenua and all of his known views of Horowhenua Lake may derive from William Fox's pencil drawing. The William Fox watercolour seems likely to be one held by the Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, Horowhenua Lake, c1850s, watercolour on paper, gift of Mr Cranleigh Barton, 1977. Other Titles - William Fox Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J. C. Hoyte [in Chinese white] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour & Chinese white, 272 x 415 mm

Date: 1860 - 1880

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893

Reference: WC-026

Description: Shows two huts beside road on which a bullock team is being driven. Mount Egmont, free of snow, in the distance Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 157 x 235 mm

Date: 1850 - 1851

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Cridland, Henry John, 1821-1867; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: A-195-014

Description: Shows 2 men on left, boiling a billy over a fire, with sheep and dogs, Bridle Path in centre with three men, a horse, sheep and cattle, the Heathcote River and part of the Heathcote-Avon Estuary, Pegasus Bay, and smoke and trees at the site of the future Christchurch. Original sketch for etching by T.Allom published in "Four Illustrative Views of the Canterbury Settlement" (London, 1851. Art f919.31 / FOU). On verso: "Alphabetical list of the first purchasers of land at the Canterbury settlement" and references to correspondence between Governor Grey and Earl Grey. Other Titles - Lyttelton = Christchurch; River Avon or Shakespeare = Heathcote River; Forty Miles Beach = Pegasus Bay Cf similar watercolour in the Hocken Library: Part of the Great Plain Canterbury, N.Z. 1851 (neg.1/2-105095-F) taken from the same spot by the same artist but with no staffage. This ink drawing may be a copy by H. J. Cridland of Fox's original, or of one of the prints of the same scene published in August 1851. Compare the style of A-195-016, especially the foreshortening of perspective, and the style of rendering figures. The artist was present to welcome the first settlers in Canterbury in 1850. In 1851 he was back in England for some time before returning to New Zealand. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 206 x 321 mm (wedge cut from upper left corner) Provenance: Purchased by Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull in London? Processing information: Originally tipped in to Great Britain. Parliamentary Papers, 1850, cd [1136]. Removed 1987 or 1988.

Date: 1846

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918; New Zealand Company

Reference: C-013-006

Description: A broad grassy plain with scattered clumps of bush surrounded by high hills. Four men (Fox, Heaphy, Brunner and their guide Kehu) are standing on a raised area to the left pointing at the plain, their baggage at their feet. An incident in the extensive explorations undertaken by Fox, Heaphy, Brunner and Kehu in 1846, when they set off from Nelson and tramped through to the West Coast and back. Fox, Heaphy and Brunner were the first Europeans to cover this ground. They were guided by Kehu, a Maori already familiar with the area. Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan. Inscriptions: Verso - 15 Feb 46. W. Fox; Verso - [New Zealand Company stamp dated] 19 Feb 1847 [and inscribed] No. 209 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 204 x 512 mm Provenance: Purchased with other New Zealand Company material in London in 1915 from Francis Edwards & Co, by Alexander Turnbull.

Date: 1846

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; New Zealand Company; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: B-113-012

Description: An extensive view looking across the breadth of the Buller River with three small figures crossing with sticks - Charles Heaphy, Thomas Brunner and Maori guide Kehu - looking towards bush and hills. Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan. Exhibitied in 'Drawn From Nature: Europeans Record New Zealand, 1770-1860' exhibition at the National Library Gallery, 31 March to 28 May 1989. Exhibited in 'Treasures in Trust' exhibition to celebrate 75th anniversary of the Alexander Turnbull Library in 1995. Other Titles - Matakitaki Inscriptions: Verso - New Zealand Company stamp dated 19 Feb 1847 and inscribed 'No. 208'; also title and '19 February. W. Fox' Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 220 x 275 mm Provenance: New Zealand Company Collection. Purchased, London, 1916, by Alexander Turnbull

Date: 1846

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; New Zealand Company; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: B-113-009

Description: View from Kaiteriteri beach looking out into Golden Bay, with an arched rock and a hanging rock on the right, another rock formation with a hole through the centre on the left, close to a bush-clad headland and two groups of Maori. Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan. Exhibitied in 'Drawn From Nature: Europeans Record New Zealand, 1770-1860' exhibition at the National Library Gallery, 31 March to 28 May 1989. Exhibited in 'Treasures in Trust' exhibition to celebrate 75th anniversary of the Alexander Turnbull Library in 1995. Other Titles - Kaiteriteri Inscriptions: Verso - title, date, signature (W. Fox). Also New Zealand Company stamp, received 19 February 1847, N Z Co number 212 (twice) Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 180 x 256 mm Provenance: New Zealand Company collection. Sold by Francis Edwards & Co., London, to Alexander Turnbull in 1915.

Date: 1850 - 1860

From: [Fox, William] 1812-1893 :[Russell from Paihia. ca 1850]

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893

Reference: WC-004

Description: A view from a grassy hill looking down on a beach, where six people are standing, gazing across the water in the direction of Russell. The fourth section of a 5-part panorama Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 250 x 305 mm