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Date: 1898 - 1875 - 1905 - 1877

By: Dittmer, Wilhelm, 1866-1909

Reference: A-255-008

Description: Head and shoulders frontal portrait of Major Kemp in uniform. He is shown with a full beard, and the New Zealand War Medal suspended from his jacket. Appears to be based on a studio photograph of Te Rangihiwinui, in about 1876, the year he received the New Zealand War Medal. See PA2-2562. Dittmer arrived in New Zealand in 1898, the year of Te Rangihiwinui's death. He returned to Germany in 1905 Title from back of work Inscriptions: Recto - title in ink, in a flowing hand Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink & Chinese white 225 x 171 mm Provenance: Purchase: Sotheby's auction London: 28 Nov 1975

Date: 1905

By: Dittmer, Wilhelm, 1866-1909; Presants, Philip Robert, 1867-1942; Christchurch Press Company Ltd; Weekly press (Newspaper)

Reference: C-067-001-a

Description: Portrait of Maori chief Te Heuheu V, holding a mere. He is seated in front of an elaborately carved doorway. The oil painting on which this print is based is in the collection of Te Papa, the Museum of New Zealand, Wellington Extended Title - Supplement to: New Zealand illustrated, the Christmas number of the Weekly Press, 1905. The following year, the 'Weekly press' Christmas supplement portrait was of Te Heuheu Tukino V's wife, Te Rerehau Kahotea (now at C-067-002). According to a descendant, Priscilla Rolleston, the marae shown is at Waihi. The carved doorway is now in Canterbury Museum. (Pers. comm. 8 September 1994) Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 507 x 369 mm on sheet 622 x 435 mm