[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :[Wellington Harbour looking along the Hutt Road to the town of Wellington, 1850s?]

[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :[Wellington Harbour looking along the Hutt Road to the town of Wellington, 1850s?]
By
Fox, William, 1812-1893; Stack, James West (Rev), 1835-1919
Reference
A-210-003
Description

Shows tent on beach, groups of Maori with two canoes with sails, boats and ships in the harbour. Probably Wellington Harbour from the Hutt Road or Petone in the 1850s looking towards the twown of Wellington.

Attributed to Fox on stylistic grounds, along with A-210-008 and A-210-009. The figures in the foreground and the manner of rendering choppy sea are very typical of Fox's work

Displayed in "Paradise" (Gifts to the nation), National Library Gallery, January - April 2005.

Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan.

Other Titles - Unidentified view of beach and harbour [former title]

Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).

Physical Description: Watercolour, 180 x 255 mm.

Provenance: Collection of James West Stack. Possibly given to Stack by Fox when Stack visited Westoe, Fox's home, late summer 1861.

Transfers: Transferred from Manuscripts and Archives, from fMS Stack, J. W. Papers and pictures, 1970s.

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Format
1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour, 180 x 255 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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