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Date: 1852

By: Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864

Reference: A-457-003

Description: View of the home of John Charles Blackett, St George's Bay, Parnell, surrounded by bush and with the harbour in the foreground Probably a preliminary sketch for another of Wynyard's drawings (A-081-040), which is slightly more detailed and inscribed Incorrectly identified in the auction catalogue as 'Untitled (House with bush surround) - possibly Treaty House' (p.33) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 179 x 222 mm

Date: 1852

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864

Reference: A-145-014

Description: Shows a man in a top hat at the far left, watching a paddle-steamer, the 'Governor Wynyard', as it steams along with several top-hatted men on board discussing the possibilities of finding gold. One man dances on top of the circular paddle-casing warning "Jonathan" to stop the boat. Speech balloons issue from the men's mouths. One of the men is addressed as Sawney (an English nickname for a Scotsman), and he replies in a Scottish accent. In the right foreground a hen and her chickens confront a goose and her goslings. The man in the left foreground says: "Looking for gold "you know"!!! Don't you wish you may get it" The man on the paddle casing says: "Easy Jonathan, stop her" The steamer smokestack says: I guess them Britishers'll find the gold end in smoke Three men in the group on board say: "Weel Sawney, I think there's gold there"; "Th[e]re can be nae doot o't, do ye no see it glittering man"; "I'm no jist sure ye see bu[t] I'll tell ye when I hae got it". The "New Zealander" (Auckland) for 13 March 1852 reports a trip by the members of the Gold Reward Committee in the ship 'Governor Wynyard' to the Hen and Chicken Islands, to follow up reports by a Mr Merrick that he had soil specimens from the islands, containing gold. The 'Governor Wynyard' returned with further specimens, but the "New Zealander" for 17 March 1852 reports that laboratory tests found no trace of gold in these specimens. The Gold Reward Committee was set up by the Auckland Provincial Council in 1852 to find workable gold on the North Island of New Zealand. Inscriptions: Recto - above image - [Title]; Verso - top centre - R L Wynyard / 35 Arthur St. / Ellerslie, S.E. 6. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, 235 x 285 mm. Provenance: From the estate of R L Wynyard of Auckland, descended from Colonel Robert Henry Wynyard.

Date: [185-?]

By: Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864

Reference: PAColl-9357

Description: Photograph of Auckland from Wynyard Pier, taken ca 1856 by an unidentified photographer. Shows St Paul's Church, boatsheds on the foreshore, and houses. Source of title - Title transcribed from item Inscriptions: Mount verso - top centre - Auckland from Wynyard Pier - 1855 -; Mount verso - centre - R L [?] Wynyard, 35 Arthur St. Ellerslie. S.E.6.; Mount verso - bottom right - J. D. Richardson. 45, Empire Road. Epsom. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 8.3 x 14.5 cm, on mount Provenance: Previously from the estate of Colonel Wynyard and subsequently part of the collection of Mr J D Richardson of Auckland.

Date: 1846

By: Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864

Reference: B-174-006

Description: Shows a view of a row of houses along the top of a rise, including those (from left) of Captain Denny, Major Matson, Colonel Wynyard, and Captain Cockraft, with the Treasury buildings to the right, including a small sentry-box on the far right. Across the lower part, a road passes two small buildings on the left and one on the right (St Paul's School). Reproduced in 'The Lively Capital' by Una Platts (Auckland, Avon Fine Prints, 1971), p. 151. The houses along the hilltop are described as fronting on to Princess Street. St Paul's School, bottom right, is described as being on the corner of Eden Crescent and Short Street Other Titles - Capt Denny; Major Matson; Col Wynyard; Capt Cockraft; Treasury and school Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - RHW; Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Recto - beneath image - Capt Denny; Major Matson; Col Wynyard; Capt Cockraft; Treasury and school Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, image 102 x 153 mm, on sheet 157 x 200 mm (sight) Provenance: Previously on sale from John Leech Gallery, 2007-2008. In the collection of R Lewin Wynyard, of Auckland in 1971, when reproduced in The lively capital by Una Platts (Christchurch, Avon Fine Prints, 1971) p.151. It was described as being part of a sketchbook.

Date: 1849

By: Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864

Reference: B-189-012

Description: View looking down Princes Street towards Emily Place, with St Paul's church at the foot of the street, the harbour beyond. The long low house to the right of the church would have been that of Brigade-Major Joseph Greenwood. To the extreme left, the original Wood's Royal Hotel can be seen, with its verandah partly enclosed with lattice. The two-storey building next door to it is the Royal Masonic Hotel, and beside that, the Union Bank of Australia. Various men, women and children are standing or sitting in the street, and a carriage drawn by two horses, carrying four people, rides up the street According to Una Platts' 'The lively capital: Auckland 1840-1865', the image is given the title 'Princes Street, Auckland, 1849, with Colonel Wynyard's carriage'; this title does not appear on the original and may come from family knowledge Wynyard made two versions of the scene; the other is privately owned. The Library holds a photographic reference to this version Other Titles - Street Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Princes St. 1849 [in ink] See also John Williams' pencil and crayon drawing of the same scene, about 1850, at A-079-021 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash on paper, 183 x 222 mm, hinged to gate-fold matt 480 x 403 mm Provenance: Previously from a sketchbook of R H Wynyard's, owned by R Lewin Wynyard, Auckland (see U Platts, 'The lively capital ...', 1971, List of illustrations p.257)

Date: 1852

By: Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864

Reference: A-457-002

Description: A view of Lyttelton and the Port Hills, showing the Bridle Path at the left, and the harbour in the foreground Undoubtedly a preliminary sketch for Wynyard's more detailed drawing of the settlement (A-081-036), which shows the buildings and hills in greater detail, but from an identical perspective. The finished sketch is dated March 1852 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Lyttelton [in pencil] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 184 x 222 mm

Date: 1852

By: Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864

Reference: A-457-001

Description: Shows a view across to the settlement of what is now Russell. A three-masted sailing ship can be seen in the distance. In the foreground, a rowboat with three men in it passes by a small bushy outcrop, perhaps one of the small islands between the two settlements See also Wynyard's pencil drawing of Paihia beach, 1852 (A-081-041), probably done at the same time, and which also features a barque and a rowboat Other Titles - Paihia looking across to Kororareka Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Pahia looking across to Kororeka [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 184 x 222 mm

Date: 1846 - 1849

By: Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864

Reference: A-452-016

Description: A view of the Auckland foreshore, mid-19th century, from the water. A number of similarly-built houses can be seen near the water's edge, and one of them is surrounded by a low wooden fence with two gates (possibly being the house of Captain Denny). A small wooden pier, probably an early form of Wynyard Pier, runs out to the water. Various people are seen at leisure on the shore, including a woman with an umbrella, two men reclining against rocks, and a couple of children in a small rowboat. Although the hills are visible in the background, there is no sign of developing roads or other buildings further up the hillside. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - R H W [artist's initials] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 114 x 183 mm on sheet 185 x 222 mm

Date: 1839 - 1849

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864; Groshinski, Brian Peter, 1944-

Reference: A-145-011

Description: A view from the sea, showing a three-masted barque, possibly intended to represent the Tory, in the left foreground. The Sugar Loaf Islands and volcanic peak Paritutu in right foreground. Mount Egmont and foothills in the background. Mount Egmont or Taranaki is represented rather more accurately in this view, than in Heaphy's Mount Egmont from the Southward, where its cone is depicted with too great a perfection. Possibly an imaginative reconstruction by the artist of his voyage aboard the Tory past Mt Taranaki in 1839 or 1840. Other Titles - Taranaki Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - C. HEAPHY 1849 [in ink]; Recto - beneath image - title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and Chinese white with scraping out 144 x 183 mm on embossed sheet of wove card, 236 x 284 mm Provenance: Collection of Major-General R. H Wynyard, commander of the 58th Regiment in Northland 1845-1846, and resident in Auckland 1847-1858; passed to his descendants and purchased from them in the early 1970s by Wellington art dealer Brian Groshinski; purchased by Mr B. L. Russell of Lower Hutt, 1979. Processing information: Name field updated May 2024 following information from a researcher. Previously included the name for the ship 'Tory".