IMAGE
[Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1815-1854 :A scene in New Zealand in 1841. [Te Waro denouncing his daughter, April 1841]
- Date
- 1841
- By
- Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1815-1854; Whitby, M A S, active 1841
- Reference
- B-038-001
- Description
Shows Ensign Best (or Ernst Dieffenbach) on left with cap, Captain Symonds in cape. Te Waru's daughter is being denounced for murder. Te Waru is standing against a background of a carved memorial, holding his daughter by her arm. Other Maori men and women are seated in a group around Te Waru and his daughter. There is a pataka (storehouse) to the left and a gourd is being emptied onto a fire on the far right.
Derived from a sketch by J.J. Merrett, made on a trip with Best, Symonds & Dieffenbach, 1841.
See also: Journal of Ensign Best, Wellington, 1966, p. 298-299; Dieffenbach, Ernst, Travels in New Zealand, vol. II, (frontispiece), E-143-041.
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - M A S Whitby
Engraving by Whitby, after a sketch by J.J. Merrett.
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Zinc engraving, on sheet 14.4 x 21.6 inches
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Zinc engraving, on sheet 14.4 x 21.6 inches
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