Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Date: 1865 - 1871

From: Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Reference: E-501-f-025

Description: Shows view from low road bridge looking over rapids at curve of river. Bush-covered hills come down to riverbanks, and there are cloud-topped mountains behind. Stuck on same page as E-501-f-026. Other Titles - River Bealey Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - (On separate label): [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 127 x 177 mm.

Date: 1861 - 1871

From: Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Reference: E-501-f-004

Description: Shows dog(?) and cattle in river at right, high rolling country with flax and cabbage trees, and the mountains near the Rakaia Gorge in the distance. Hurt farmed near the Selwyn River from about 1861. He was listed in the Rakaia electorate for 1872-73. Other Titles - Rakaia Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - (On separate label): [Title]. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 139 x 214 mm.

Date: 1865 - 1871

From: Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Reference: E-501-f-023

Description: Shows river flanked by bush-covered hills descending to river flat, and mountains in background. Stuck to same page as, and jointly titled with, E-501-f-024. Other Titles - Bealey River Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - (On separate label): [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 126 x 177 mm.

Date: 1868 - 1869

From: Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Reference: E-501-f-003

Description: Shows high cliffs taking up the height of the image, with two rowboats visible at the bottom. The "Crest" was wrecked between Akaroa North head and Flea Bay, on 27 October 1868, and this seems the most likely ketch to be the subject here. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - (On separate label): [Title]. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 258 x 235 mm.

Date: 1864 - 1866

From: Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Reference: E-501-f-002

Description: Shows two men in the centre foreground, one sitting against a fallen tree trunk, one crouched with hand to face. Behind them, at right a man raises an axe to cut a tree trunk, a fuel-gatherer carries a bundle of greenery and wood, and a man accompanies two pack-donkeys at left. Two men attend to a cooking-fire. In the background is a row of tents, shacks, a washing-line and a general store. In the right distance, masts of two sailing ships are visible in the port. Date assigned with reference to dated picture of Hokitika Beach by same artist. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - (On separate label): [Title]. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 177 x 240 mm. (rectangular with rounded corners).

Date: 1861 - 1871

From: Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Reference: E-501-f-067

Description: Shows a figure on horseback crossing a bridge over the gorge of the Waiau River, near Hanmer. Location decided with reference to Pictorial Reference Section negative 1/2-04716. The artist is known to have been in the Hanmer district. There are several rivers in New Zealand called Waiau Other Titles - Waiau Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 160 x 205 mm.

Date: 1865 - 1871

From: Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Reference: E-501-f-035

Description: Shows limestone rock formations, outcrops on grassy hillside, in left foreground; distant brown hills in right background. Other Titles - Castle Hill Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - (On separate label): [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 185 x 270 mm.

Date: 1865 - 1871

From: Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Reference: E-501-f-027

Description: Shows view of flat grassland with hills and mountains in the background, on a misty day. Stuck on same page as E-501-f-028. Other Titles - Bealey River Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - (On separate label): [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 116 x 151 mm.

Date: 1861 - 1871

From: Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Reference: E-501-f-010

Description: Shows lake in the Canterbury high-country, surrounded by a little bush and grasslands, with snow-covered peaks in the background. Hurt farmed near the Selwyn River from about 1861. He was listed in the Rakaia electorate for 1872-73. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - (On separate label): [Title]. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 185 x 270 mm.

Date: 1861 - 1871

From: Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Reference: E-501-f-058

Description: Shows single-storey homestead with verandah in left foreground, with lake and mountains in background. In right foreground, a man with arm raised directs his dogs to round up stock (possibly cattle rather than sheep, but indistinct). There is some fencing across the field between dwelling and stock. Stitched to leaf tipped into sketchbook. E-501-f-059 on verso. Henry Taylor was drowned in the Teremakau River in 1867. This picture may therefore predate 1867. Other Titles - Lake Sheppard Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - (In ink): [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Monotone watercolour, 185 x 266 mm.