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Chevalier, Nicholas, 1828-1902 :Leslie Hills Station, Canterbury. 1866
Date: 1866
By: Chevalier, Nicholas, 1828-1902
Reference: C-160-004
Description: Shows Leslie Hills Station in the Hurunui district, being the sheep and cattle station of George Rutherford. The single storey verandahed homestead with circular carriage drive, is placed on the gentle slope of a small hill, with neatly fenced fields and outbuildings to the left and right. At the left is a group of six conical haystacks. Several horses feed from a covered feed trough at the left. In the centre a horseman meets with a carriage drawn by two horses, one black and one white. In the far right foreground a group of longhorned cattle is grazing, and beyond, a figure is training two horses. A dark cloud at top left, brings a fleeting shower, but most of the farm basks in sunshine. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - N Chevalier 1866 Chevalier was employed by the Otago and Canterbury City Councils to make sketches of the regions, and travelled extensively throughout New Zealand over a period of eight months. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 255 x 530 mm Provenance: Previously sold at Christies South Kensington London, May 1989, lot 175. Processing information: Deframed by the Library.