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[Robley, Horatio Gordon] 1840-1930 :The New Zealand troops did not expect to see the President of the Transvaal decorated like the late Maori King but it cannot be denied that the immense amount of cheek would lend itself to vast designs in tattooing meandering like his own in tortuous lines. [ca 1900]
- Date
- 1899 - 1902
- Reference
- A-080-025
- Description
A head and shoulders frontal portrait of Paul Kruger, president of the Transvaal, drawn with Maori facial tattoo. He wears a top hat and has a full white beard
Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title in the hand of H G Robley
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Ink and wash, 170 x 128 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Ink and wash, 170 x 128 mm, Orientation: Vertical image
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[Robley, Horatio Gordon] 1840-1930 :The New Zealand troops did not expect to see the President of the Transvaal decorated like the late Maori King but it cannot be denied that the immense amount of cheek would lend itself to vast designs in tattooing meandering like his own in tortuous lines. [ca 1900]. Ref: A-080-025. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22690877More information can be found in our terms of use.