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[Wynyard, Robert Henry] 1802-1864 :Ruapekapeka after taken possession of on 11 Jany 1846 - at noon / drawn by L[anc]e Sergt Williams 58th Regt from a sketch by Lt Col Wynyard C. B.
- Date
- 1846
- By
- Williams, John, -1905?; Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864
- Reference
- E-320-f-010
- Description
British redcoats pushing through the broken pa pallisades, with smoke inside the pa. Several soldiers and two marines firing towards the bushes in front of the pa. One dead soldier on the ground beside this latter group. Heavy bush on both sides and in the foreground, with Maori hidden and firing on the left.
Other Titles - Ruapekapeka - after taking possession of
Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title and attribution in pencil; title repeated in ink on left side below image in the hand of Johannes Andersen, Turnbull Librarian at the time of acquisition of this work. Andersen has changed "taken" to "taking" and has interpreted "Le Sergt" as Lieutenant-Sergeant, instead of Lance-sergeant.; Recto - top left - Label with "No 31" in ink
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour on wove paper 187 x 280 mm, glued into sketchbook
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Williams, John, d 1905 :Maori war sketches [by John Williams, Cyprian Bridge and other artists] 1845-1850 / Williams, John, d 1905 :Maori war sketches [by John Williams, Cyprian Bridge and other artists] 1845-1850
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Watercolours, Works of art, Watercolour on wove paper 187 x 280 mm, glued into sketchbook, Orientation: Horizontal image
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Williams, John, -1905?. [Wynyard, Robert Henry] 1802-1864 :Ruapekapeka after taken possession of on 11 Jany 1846 - at noon / drawn by L[anc]e Sergt Williams 58th Regt from a sketch by Lt Col Wynyard C. B.. Williams, John, d 1905 :Maori war sketches [by John Williams, Cyprian Bridge and other artists] 1845-1850. Ref: E-320-f-010. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23079988More information can be found in our terms of use.