IMAGE
Erueti Te Whiti-o-Rongomai III - Sketch made by William Francis Robert Gordon
- Date
- 1880
- By
- Gordon, William Francis Robert, 1846-1936
- Reference
- PA1-o-423-10-4
- Description
Carte-de-visite portrait of Erueti Te Whiti-o-Rongomai III, a copy of an 1880 sketch by William Francis Robert Gordon, taken ca 1880s by an unknown photographer. Location of original unknown.
W F Gordon attended a meeting at Parihaka in 1880. Te Whiti requested that no likenesses be taken, but Gordon did not want to waste the opportunity, so, during the proceedings, sketched a likeness of the prophet on his shortsleeve. He later re-drew this, filling in remembered details. It was said to be a good likeness. (Information from OTS caption - sourced from `ATL Pam 1927 `Parihaka Meeting House')
Inscriptions: Verso - Te Whiti
W F Gordon attended a meeting at Parihaka in 1880. Te Whiti requested that no likenesses be taken, but Gordon did not want to waste the opportunity, so, during the proceedings, sketched a likeness of the prophet on his shirtsleeve. He later re-drew this, filling in remembered details. It was said to be a good likeness. Source of infotrmation: ATL Pam 1927, Parihaka Meeting House.
Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Physical Description: Albumen print 9.1 x 6.2 cm in corner mounts on album page
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Preston, G M :Album of Maori photographs
- Format
- 1 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Albumen prints, Portraits, Albumen print 9.1 x 6.2 cm in corner mounts on album page
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Gordon, William Francis Robert, 1846-1936. Erueti Te Whiti-o-Rongomai III - Sketch made by William Francis Robert Gordon. Preston, G M :Album of Maori photographs. Ref: PA1-o-423-10-4. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22845358More information can be found in our terms of use.