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Bent, Thomas, 1832 or 1833-1887 :Taurarua, Judges Bay Auckland / T.B. Nov. 28 1860.

Date: 1860

From: Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :Sketches by General Gold, 1846 to 1860

By: Bent, Thomas, 1833?-1887; Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: A-288-035

Description: A view from the water, Judges Bay, Auckland, looking past a schooner and up the cliffs at the water's edge to the church (St Stephen's Chapel), the house of Judge William Martin and other houses. Fort Britomart is on the cliff-top to the right Identity of the artist with initials T. B. shown to be Thomas Bent from comparison with an identical view in a private collection and with the Pacific watercolours held by the Library. A fellow-officer of Gold's, in whose sketchbook this drawing was adhered. The two men fought together in Taranaki. There is a pencil drawing on the verso that may be the work of Gold or of Bent. It shows a train crossing a railway bridge by a bay ringed with hills, with churches and houses sketched in on the left. It is not an identifiable New Zealand scene. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - T. B. Nov 28 1860 [in brushpoint]; Recto - bottom right - Taurarua. Judges Bay. Auckland [in brushpoint] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 176 x 251 mm Provenance: Family descent, to London dealer (1991) to Auckland dealer (1991)

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