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[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Residence of His Honor Judge Halswell at Ohiro [Engr...
Date: 1847
By: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; Melville, Henry, 1792-1870
Reference: E-070-005
Description: According to Brees in his "Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand" p.34: "This view is taken on Section 28 of the Ohiro District, which is a very beautiful spot. If the house should ever be completed as the learned and tasteful owner intended, it will have a truly English appearance ... the section is moderately hilly and the soil good." Shows flock of sheep with shepherd in foreground, large house set back against bush-clad hills. The flatter ground in the foreground has been cleared for grazing. Ohiro was the early name for Brooklyn hill and the area beyond as far as the sea Extended Title - From: Brees, S C. Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand (London, 1847) plate 20, no 61 Photograph of original watercolour, privately owned, neg 35174 1/2, title: Judge Halswell's Ohiro. Image is substantially the same as the engraving. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured 85 x 135 mm