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Swainson, William 1789-1855 :Mr Compton's cottage, River Hutt. 11 December 1843.
Date: 1843
By: Swainson, William, 1789-1855
Reference: A-035-017
Description: A clearing amongst tall native trees, with a the house of George Compton in the background, surrounded by a low fence, the whole viewed through a gap between the trunks of two large trees. There is a fallen tree trunk in the centre with a man seated on the trunk, his back to the viewer and staff in his hand. Note on verso: Compton's cottage on Daniel's Island, River Hutt in 1843. (The whole cut down and the buildings destroyed - 1847). Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - W. S. 1843-54. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper 165 x 224 mm
Swainson, William 1789-1855 :Comptons. River Hutt. [1843?]
Date: 1843
By: Swainson, William, 1789-1855; Crompton-Smith, Annie Marian, 1877-1965
Reference: A-035-014
Description: A clearing amongst tall native trees, with a the house of George Compton in the background, surrounded by a low fence, two cows grazing, watched by a man seated on a tree-root, with the stump of a large tree trunk on the left. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Swainson [in a later hand]; Recto - bottom centre - Title [in the artist's hand] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper 159 x 229 mm (top unevenly torn)
Swainson, William 1789-1855 :Comptons. Hutt. [1843?]
Date: 1843
By: Swainson, William, 1789-1855; Crompton-Smith, Annie Marian, 1877-1965
Reference: A-035-015
Description: A clearing amongst tall native trees, with a the house of George Compton in the background, surrounded by a low fence, the whole viewed through a gap between the trunks of two large trees, with a fallen tree trunk in the centre. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Swainson [in a later hand]; Recto - bottom centre - Title [in the artist's hand] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper 159 x 229 mm (top unevenly torn)
Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Settlers cottage, Lower Hutt, 1846 (since destroyed)
Date: 1846
By: Swainson, William, 1789-1855
Reference: A-186-052
Description: Shows a hut with a thatched roof, and slab chimney with wood planks on its upper part. There is a fence and trees at the left. A later hand has sketched a suggestion of a rooster in the left foreground. Inscriptions: Mat recto - top right - [At extreme top right of mat] 30 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing 108 x 165 mm, mounted on white backing on grey sheet 236 x 303 mm. Provenance: Previously held by descendants of the Swainson family.
Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Hawkshead
Date: 1845
By: Swainson, William, 1789-1855; Healey, Trevor Woodford, 1929-2018
Reference: A-187-047
Description: The Swainson family home in Lower Hutt, two storied with a gable window in its thatched roof in the upper storey. The house stands in a bush clearing, with another house to its left. Bush-clad hills in the background. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - W. Swainson Ap. 1845.; Recto - bottom right - W. S. 1845 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 140 x 216 mm