IMAGE
[Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1816?-1854 :[The Hobson album]. A hot spring in the warm lake of Rotomahana [ca 1843]
- Date
- 1842 - 1844
- By
- Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1815-1854
- Reference
- A-275-003
- Description
A whare and trees in the left foreground, a canoe being rowed by three men on the lake in the centre and the White Terraces in the background, with clouds of steam above them. Probably one of the earliest depictions of the Terraces
On the verso is a poem in the artist's hand, to his wife, Rangi Kawau (Rangi Koa), with marginal notes on the Maori words, in the hand of Edward Shortland.
Inscriptions: Mount recto - beneath image - Title in ink in the artist's hand
Compare two other version of this drawing by Merrett. One dating from 1842 is in the British Library's Grey Albums (Add. Ms 19953 f. 99, pl. 268) an ink and pencil drawing entitled 'Rotomahana, one of the Rotorua Lakes with a view of the hot springs and the ascent to it by natural steps of salyx'; also the Turnbull Library's A-089-008, an ink and wash sketch, almost identical to this one.
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Ink and wash, 160 x 249 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Wash drawings, Ink and wash, 160 x 249 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816-1854 :[Rangi Kawauw] The lashes of her eyes were long Such...
Date: 1843
From: [Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1816?-1854 :[The Hobson album]. A hot spring in the warm lake of Rotomahana [ca 1843]
By: Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1815-1854
Reference: A-275-003-1
Description: Part of the text of a poem to Rangi Koa, the wife of artist J. J. Merrett, in his handwriting. The first verse has only three lines remaining, the rest trimmed. This is followed by a further three verses, each of 10 lines. To the right are marginal notes in the hand of Edward Shortland, explaining a number of Maori words used in the poem. The poem and notes are on the verso of Merrett's drawing of 'A hot spring in the warm lake of Rotomahana' The full text is written out in copperplate script on p. 79 of the album (A-275-005-1) Quantity: 1 holograph. Physical Description: Ink on cream wove paper, 170 x 120 mm