Chevalier, Nicholas, 1828-1902 :[Rimutaka Hill Road with Maori and a horseman. November 1868]

Chevalier, Nicholas, 1828-1902 :[Rimutaka Hill Road with Maori and a horseman. November 1868]
Date
1866 - 1867
By
Chevalier, Nicholas, 1828-1902
Reference
C-014-011
Description

Shows dead trees in the landscape with a steep winding road, probably up the Rimutaka Range, a group of Maori leaning on a bridge at the lowest point of the road, and an armed rider starting up the road.

Identification: Titled on back in pencil as Waimakariri Gorge near the Cass River, Canterbury, NZ by N Chevalier 1867. The title is not in the artist's hand. Comparison with two charcoal drawings in the Library (A-196-006, The Hut[t] Valley) and in Auckland Art Gallery (The Hutt Valley, 1869) has shown that the watercolour is a view of the Rimutaka Hill Road. The incorrect title appears to be the work of an earlier owner

Dating: Chevalier crossed the Rimutaka Hill Road from Wellington to Masterton in late November 1868.

Purchased as a view of the Waimakariri Gorge near the Cass River, Canterbury, 1867, but later shown to be Rimutaka Range, Wellington, 1868.

Other Titles - Waimakariri Gorge near the Cass River, Canterbury, New Zealand by N Chevalier 1867 [incorrect title from back of work]

Inscriptions: Recto - incorrect title and attribution in pencil in two different hands; earlier framers' notes

Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).

Physical Description: Watercolour, 225 x 330 mm.

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Format
1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour, 225 x 330 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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