IMAGE
Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816?-1854 :[The Hobson album]. The banks of the Waiho near 'Matamata'. [Between 1841 and 1843?]
- Date
- 1843
- By
- Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1815-1854
- Reference
- E-216-f-127
- Description
The Waihou River winding past bush-clad hills which are part of the Kaimai Ranges. Matamata refers to the pa of Te Waharoa on the Waitoa River. In the foreground, one Maori man is standing with a spear, another crouched to his right. Two large canoes are on the river and a row of trees is reflected in the water.
Other Titles - Waihou River
There is a very similar drawing by Merrett in the Grey Album, British Library, Add. MS 19953, p. 81, plate 233, with title The Waiho, source of the Thames. The British Library version lacks the two figures in the foreground and the line of trees on the far bank of the river, as well as the two canoes on the water.
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Black ink and wash, 167 x 259 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- [Various artists] :[Mrs Hobson's album. 1843-1845] / [Various artists] :[Mrs Hobson's album. 1843-1845]
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Wash drawings, Black ink and wash, 167 x 259 mm
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