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[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Onehunga, Manakau NZ. [ca 1863?]
Date: 1860 - 1870
By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Wilkie, John Campbell, 1899-1977
Reference: WC-010
Description: Looking down on a group of houses and across to two churches in a clump of trees with Manukau Harbour to the right, and a volcanic cone to the left Other Titles - Manukau Inscriptions: Verso - title in pencil in the artist's hand, with spelling of Manukau as Manakau Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 235 x 343 mm Provenance: By family descent to the Wilkie family.
[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Onehunga. Manakau N.Z. The western part of Auckland N.Z. [ca ...
Date: 1860 - 1866
By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Wilkie, John Campbell, 1899-1977
Reference: WC-011
Description: Looking down to Manukau Harbour, with a sailing ship at a breakwater on a point of land to the left, and small craft at a jetty on the right. A few houses strung along shore with sections laid out in the foreground and a small church to the left. Mangere mountain is in the middle distance with Puketutu Island to the right. The background volcanoes are Ihumatao, near the modern airport. Two women, one with a parasol, and a man are gazing at the view from a low hill in the foreground 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 - Manukau Inscriptions: On separate label, once part of the backing board. Title in pencil. The first four words have been written over the erased fuller title including the words 'The western part of Auckland' Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 234 x 342 mm Provenance: By descent to the Wilkie Family.