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Fox, William 1812-1893 :Wairau Plain. Jan. 1848
Date: 1848
By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; New Zealand Company; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
Reference: C-013-004
Description: On the left, the plain with the Wairau River, looking north. Four figures can be seen on the hills in the foreground, gazing at the view. On the right, the hills of Port Underwood in the distance, looking along the beachline of the Wairau Plain. A two-part continuous panorama 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 - January On the face of the painting, at the top, is No. 273 (added at a later date), with the N Z Company stamp which is dated 14 July 1848. The title which is prefixed by "No 6" is taken from the verso of the painting. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 209 x 1048 mm Provenance: Alexander Turnbull's collection, purchased London, 1915, from Francis Edwards, as part of the New Zealand Company collection Processing information: This work is in two parts, joined by the Library in 1999, to show it in its original form as a panorama. It was originally in two separate sections.