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Date: 1885

By: Potts, William, 1859-1947; Archibald Dudingston Willis (Firm)

Reference: C-060-005-b

Description: View of Wellington from Tinakori Hill, with Thorndon in the foreground and Te Aro in the middle distance to the right, Mount Victoria, the harbour and Miramar Peninsula beyond. Frant Road is at the immediate foot of the hill in the foreground, Tinakori Road runs parallel to Grant Road, Hill Street runs off at an angle. Two other copies held at C-060-005 and C-060-005-a. This copy has fold-marks, repairs to tears lower right and lower left, and has been glued to a linen back. It includes MS notes in ink, lower left: 'Specimen to be submitted to the Hon.l Col. Treasurer so that he may say if he considers it of sufficient merit to come up to the expectations made by Mr Willis in his letter Jan 17 1885, as this is the arrangement on which payment was to be made - Mr Willis accepting the ? of ?ing of the cut manner. J. Hunter 5 8 85' Signed: W.P. 1885. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 450 x 594 mm

Date: 1885

By: Potts, William, 1859-1947; Archibald Dudingston Willis (Firm)

Reference: C-060-005-a

Description: View from Tinakori Hill, looking down over Thorndon, with Tinakori Road in the foreground, Premier House to the right, looking across the harbour towards Oriental Bay and Evans Bay. Two other copies held at C-060-005 and C-060-005-b Signed: W.P. 1885. This copy includes a tear across the sky area. It is mounted on card Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 15.8 x 20 inches

Date: 1900 - 1920

By: W P (Artist), active 1900-1920; Potts, William, 1859-1947

Reference: B-121-019

Description: The road rising from the centre of the view to the left is the Te Aro end of The Terrace, with the Terrace Gaol prominent on the left. St Peter's church spire can be seen to the right, with Te Aro and part of Wellington Harbour. The view is painted from Mitchelltown and a fenced garden and a conifer form the foreground on the right. Possibly painted by William Potts, although the only basis for this assumption is the initials and the approximate period of the work. The Library has no other watercolours known to be by Potts with which to compare the style. Potts certainly painted realistic watercolours of Wellington at this period, but they are known only through the chromolithograpic copies made from them. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - W.P. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 269 x 418 mm