IMAGE
[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Onehunga. Manakau N.Z. The western part of Auckland N.Z. [ca 1863?]
- Date
- 1860 - 1866
- By
- Fox, William, 1812-1893; Wilkie, John Campbell, 1899-1977
- Reference
- WC-011
- Description
Looking down to Manukau Harbour, with a sailing ship at a breakwater on a point of land to the left, and small craft at a jetty on the right. A few houses strung along shore with sections laid out in the foreground and a small church to the left. Mangere mountain is in the middle distance with Puketutu Island to the right. The background volcanoes are Ihumatao, near the modern airport. Two women, one with a parasol, and a man are gazing at the view from a low hill in the foreground
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 - Manukau
Inscriptions: On separate label, once part of the backing board. Title in pencil. The first four words have been written over the erased fuller title including the words 'The western part of Auckland'
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour 234 x 342 mm
Provenance: By descent to the Wilkie Family.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour 234 x 342 mm
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