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Hoyte, John Barr Clark, 1835-1913 :Lake Horowhenua, Wellington, N.Z. [ca 1866?]
Date: 1875
By: Hoyte, John Barr Clark, 1835-1913; Fox, William, 1812-1893; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967
Reference: C-052-007
Description: Shows eel traps and two whares in the foreground at the lake's edge at a river mouth. Three Maori are standing and seated in front of the buildings and there is a small canoe in the water and a European yacht in the distance. Bush and tall trees surround the water's edge and the Tararuas can be seen in the background. Hoyte made more than one copy of this view. An almost identical one sold in New Zealand in 1995, possibly the watercolour held by Auckland Art Gallery. An article in the Daily Southern Cross of 18 January 1866 refers to a number of Hoyte's watercolours including 'a picture of Horowhenua Lake, in Wellington, from a pencil drawing by Mr W. Fox'. Hoyte is not known to have visited Horowhenua and all of his known views of Horowhenua Lake may derive from William Fox's pencil drawing. The William Fox watercolour seems likely to be one held by the Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, Horowhenua Lake, c1850s, watercolour on paper, gift of Mr Cranleigh Barton, 1977. Other Titles - William Fox Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J. C. Hoyte [in Chinese white] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour & Chinese white, 272 x 415 mm
Taylor, Richard, 1805-1873 :Horowenua. Toi. [1845].
Date: 1845
From: Taylor, Richard, 1805-1873 :Sketchbook. 1835-1860.
Reference: E-296-q-043-3
Description: Shows a view of Lake Horowhenua with palisades, food platforms and food storage huts built on the shore and on the islands in the lake. There is a canoe prow at the lower left. Wises New Zealand guide (1994), page 230, says: "There were once many man-made islands in the lake, built up by members of the local Muaupoko Tribe as places of refuge from the Ngati Toa war chief Te Rauparaha. These little island strongholds however, proved to be traps, for after his conquest of Horowhenua in 1823, Te Rauparaha herded many of the captives on to the islands of Namuti towards the north end of the lake. ... These artificial islands have now sunk beneath the surface of the lake". Other Titles - Lake Horowhenua Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink, and watercolour, 85 x 150 mm.