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Date: 1884

By: Harper, Laura, 1833-1887; Barton, Cranleigh Harper, 1890-1975

Reference: E-376

Description: Scenes around Whangarei, Auckland, Rotorua, Waikato river, Mt Taranaki and Ruapehu. Artist appears to have travelled with her sister Mary Medley, whose sketchbook of very similar views is held at E-377 See shelf-list for titles Inscriptions: Album page - "Laura Harper's sketchbook, given to me by Aunt Mary - Cranleigh" Laura Harper and Mary Medley were daughters of the Rev Richard Taylor Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: 36 pencil, 4 pencil & watercolour in sketchbook page size 140 x 232 mm Provenance: The donor was the artist's grandson.

Date: 1893

From: Various artists :[Selection of newspaper supplements; illustrations by Kennett Watkins, Thomas Ryan, L W Wilson and Charles Goldie. Published by Brett for the 'Weekly news' and the 'New Zealand graphic'. ca 1900-1936]

By: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927; New Zealand Graphic and Star Printing Works

Reference: A-385-020

Description: Shows a view of the source of the Waikato River as it leaves Lake Taupo. There is a pataka at the right, two figures in a waka at left, and a harakeke (flax) bush in the centre foreground. Mounts Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu are in the distance. Other Titles - Lithographed Extended Title - From the New Zealand Graphic Christmas number 1893, page 11. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 212 x 330 mm.

Date: 1890 - 1910

By: Baker, William George, 1864-1929

Reference: G-616

Description: View looking south, possibly from where the Waikato River exits from the lake. There are six Maori in a canoe in the foreground and part of a village in the right foreground with a carved wharenui, with three Maori on the front porch. A smaller hut is to the left of the wharenui. There are cabbage trees and flax bushes around the marae area. There is a smaller canoe on the lake in the middle distance. Mounts Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu can be seen in the distance. Mount Tongariro has steam rising from its crater Compare a very similar watercolour by Baker in his sketchbook E-628-005. The only detail that differs is that the watercolour lacks the smaller canoe in the middle distance A watercolour version by Baker of the same view (300 x 400 mm) in a private collection, probably another preliminary version with minor differences, was shown in an exhibition at Pataka, Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures, April to August 2007 - The itinerant artist: revisiting the paintings of William George Baker Other Titles - Lake Taupo Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [title and signature in red brushpoint] Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on canvas, 590 x 890 mm

Date: 1874

By: Chapman, Ernest Arthur, 1847-1933

Reference: A-132-014

Description: Shows a view of Lake Taupo with houses to the left and right of the source of the Waikato River. The Central Plateau with Mount Ruapehu, and other snowy peaks is shown.The vegetation in the left foreground includes toetoe. on the shore in the middle distance is a partly-built boat, probably the Victoria, a steamer launched July 1874 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - EAC / 1874 A similar view from the same spot, dated 1874 by C D Barraud is in the Rex Nan Kivell Collection, National Library of Australia. It is possibly the original for Barraud's chromolithograph 'Lake Taupo' published in New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive (London, 1877), opp. p. 20. Another similar watercolour by Charles Decimus Barraud, dated 1883, was on sale as lot 832 at Cordy's antique auction, 13 October 2009 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 250 x 350 mm. Processing information: Deframed by the Library.