IMAGE
Gilfillan, John Alexander, 1793-1864 :[Matarawa, the farm of Mr Gilfillan] J A Gilfillan [Between 1845 and 1847 or 1849?]
- By
- Gilfillan, John Alexander, 1793-1863; Power, William James Murray Tyrone (Sir), 1819-1911
- Reference
- C-018-004
- Description
An extensive view over the artist's farm at Wanganui. In the foreground a group of armed Maori stand, with their dogs. A tree fern to the right and the river meandering through the valley below.
The original for the lithograph frontispiece of Sketches in New Zealand with pen and pencil by W. T. Power (London, 1847) . Ellis no 471.
Matarawa, the artist's farm about 9 km east of Wanganui City, was the location of the killing of four members of the artist's family by Maori in 1847.
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - signed in brown brushpoint, J A Gilfillan, dated illegibly, possibly 1849
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour with Chinese white 317 x 480 mm
- Additional description
Severely stained brown from a former wooden backing
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour with Chinese white 317 x 480 mm
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