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Date: 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 1st series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-452-f-015-2

Description: Front profile of a carved boundary post, known as Fitzroy's Pole, erected near Bell Block, New Plymouth, a European fence beyond it. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour wash, 240 x 160 mm

Date: 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 2nd series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-453-f-013-2

Description: Several young men working on the trunk of a large tree, while others hold firebrands and fire rages in the bush beyond. A flock of birds are in the sky, top left Very similar to 'Burning the bush, Taranaki, 1856' a watercolour at E-453-f-008. 'Bush burning' has a similar trunk fallen across the centre and a man with a firebrand, with the fire just behind the people and the large trunk. The arrangement of the figures and of some surrounding trees and plants is different in 'Burning the bush' and a stronger atmosphere of fear of the fire is present in the latter. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Monotone wash 140 x 200 mm

Date: 1860

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 2nd series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-453-f-016-1

Description: Looking south along the beach towards Paritutu rock with the prow of a small ship visible behind a sandhill at the water's edge. The palisades of Paritutu Pa are on the left. The ship's rigging is covered with flags. A crowd on foot, horseback and in carriages and carts surround the ship. Strutt had left Taranaki for Australia in 1856. He may have drawn this view partly from imagination. The Taranaki was launched in 1860. His drawing 'Mototua and land, Sugar Loaf, Near New Plymouth, 1856 (reference number E-453-f-007) is a similar view, lacking the ship Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and wash 75 x 125 mm

Date: 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 2nd series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-453-f-002-2

Description: View of the fenced grave site of Rawiri Waiaua with an upright canoe buried by its prow outside one corner of the fence Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and wash 125 x 150 mm

Date: 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 1st series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-452-f-018-3

Description: Side view of a bullock dray, its traces on the ground and a man standing behind it to give the scale. Also inscribed; The settlers' carts or drays in N.Z. - timber sides unlike the flat bottom bullock drays. Extended Title - The settlers' carts or drays in N. Z> - timber sides unlike the flat bottom bullock drays. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and wash 140 x 210 mm

Date: 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 1st series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-452-f-015-1

Description: Side profile of a carved boundary post, known as Fitzroy's Pole, erected near Bell Block, New Plymouth. Also a small sketch of a man's head, shown against some of the carvings on the pole, to show its height. Inscriptions: Beneath images: A boundary post. Taranaki, N. Z. This post is close to the Bell Block where the fighting took place during the Maori War and is close to Waitara [crossed out] Waiwakaiho [substuted] River. Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour wash, 180 x 40 mm & 43 x 40 mm

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 2nd series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-453-f-012-3

Description: Six men building a small wooden hut (or whare) in a bush clearing. Two men are placing planks on the hut, one is chopping down a tree, one is trimmed a felled tree trunk, amother is carrying a tree-fern trunk towards the hut, and the last is lifting another trunk. A nikau is on the left of the hut and the stumps of trees are on the slope to the right with dense bush in the background Other Titles - Whare Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen 100 x 150 mm

Date: 1855 - 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 2nd series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-453-f-012-4

Description: Three men slashing with machetes at the undergrowth and vines in dense New Zealand bush, near New Plymouth Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen & ink, 100 x 150 mm

Date: 1857

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 2nd series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-453-f-010

Description: Three settlers felling timber. Two are working with axes at the trunk of a rata, centre right, while a third is resting in the left foreground. There are large tree-ferns and several nikau in the clearing beyond the men, with tree trunks piled up and native bush around the edges of the view. Mount Taranaki can be seen in the background Compare a similar view in monotone wash, rectangular shape, at E-453-f-013-1 Other Titles - Bush felling Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and wash 200 x 280 mm

Date: 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 2nd series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-453-f-002-1

Description: A woman sitting disconsolately on the ground outside the fenced grave of her husband, Rawiri. Her hair is loose and she is gazing downwards. The grave has a post and rail fence on all sides and an upright canoe buried by its prow outside the fence Dated from Strutt's watercolour 'Rawiri Wairua's grave & the spot where he fell, 1855' (E-453-f-002-1) Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on laid paper, 235 x 205 mm

Date: 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 2nd series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-453-f-011-1

Description: A small one or two-room slab hut in a clearing, with smoke coming from its chimney. Its roof is made from a stretched canvas tarpaulin. An a-frame shed is in the right background. In the foreground is a neatly-laid out vegetable garden. A rata on the left, as well as several tree ferns can be seen, with dense bush in the background Other Titles - Back settler's whare Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and wash 110 x 150 mm

Date: 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 1st series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-452-f-015-3

Description: Front profile of a carved boundary post, known as Fitzroy's Pole, erected near Bell Block, New Plymouth. A group of six Maori are standing and seated around its base. All are armed. Mount Taranaki is in the background. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour wash, 315 x 190 mm

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 2nd series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-453-f-003

Description: A settler on the roof of his hut, trying to cover the chimney which is on fire. In the foreground stands his wife, hands on hips, watching him. The hut is in a clearing in dense bush Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 255 x 215 mm

Date: 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 2nd series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-453-f-006

Description: View of New Plymouth from the shoreline, looking south-east towards several houses and their gardens, the fenced redoubt with buildings and flags on Marsland Hill and the cone of Mount Taranaki in the centre distance. A large building on the right may be the New Zealand Company Store. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title. Also, lower right: 'William Strutt del.t 1856' Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 200 x 290 mm

Date: 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 2nd series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-453-f-008

Description: Settlers firing felled trees, with a fire raging in the background, two children with burning brands running from the flames, their father, a brand in his hand, watching the extent of the fire in consternation. There is also a dog in the foreground. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, 200 x 350 mm

Date: 1855 - 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 2nd series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-453-f-012-2

Description: Three European men climbing up a steep hill among New Zealand bush, some of which has been cleared. The men are carrying tall walking poles Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, 104 x 122 mm

Date: 1855

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 1st series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-452-f-002

Description: From the site of modern New Plymouth, looking past the mouth of the Huatoki Stream south along the beach line towards the Sugarloaf Islands and Paritutu. In the foreground is a group of Maori with a bullock dray being urged along, a man with a pig leg-roped and several other groups, including two men who appear to be performing a haka. Further along the beach, a boat is landing, close to several canoes, there are one or two European houses and a large flagpole for signalling. The small stone cottage with pointed gable closest to Paritutu on the left belonged to C. W. Richmond and his wife Emily Elizabeth Richmond. Strutt has used parts of this drawing as the basis for his oil 'On the beach, Onehunga, 1856' The Richmond's stone cottage is still standing, next to New Plymouth Public Library. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and wash 300 x 470 mm

Date: 1891

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915; Paterson, S, active 1880s

Reference: A-197-022

Description: View taken on the hill at the back of the Taranaki Herald Office; text at bottom of engraving gives names of house owners. Reproduced in Taranaki Jubilee Chronicle, 31 Mar. 1894. Based on a drawing by William Strutt; see E-453-f-006 Extended Title - Taranaki Jubilee Chronicle, 31 Mar 1891 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 140 x 205 mm

Date: 1856

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: G-695

Description: A group of Maori in the foreground, dressed partly in Maori, partly in European clothing. They are seated in cleared farmland, with cattle to the right, sheep in the distance to the left. Mount Taranaki topped with snow is in the background. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - William Strutt [in red brushpoint]; Verso - W. Strutt. Taranaki. 1856. Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on canvas 325 x 710 mm Provenance: Collection of A. H. Turnbull.