IMAGE
Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :Entrance to Wellington N.Z. [Between 1847 and 1857]
- Date
- 1847 - 1857
- By
- Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871
- Reference
- A-288-032
- Description
Dense native bush in the foreground, including tree ferns, possibly Tinakori Hill or Wadestown, with a view of the inner harbour, Evans Bay with Cook Strait beyond and a ship in full sail to the right, Point Halswell at the end of Miramar Peninsula in the centre and another sailing ship sailing towards the harbour entrance on the left. The harbour entrance itself is hidden by Miramar Peninsula.
Exhibited in 'Wide-Eyed: Early Images of New Zealand' exhibition of works by settler artists, held at the National Library of New Zealand Gallery, 18 July - 9 November 1997.
Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - [photocopy below image, now removed from album page] title in ink
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour & Chinese white, 143 x 232 mm
Provenance: Family descent, to London dealer (1991) to Auckland dealer (1991)
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :Sketches by General Gold, 1846 to 1860 / Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :Sketches by General Gold, 1846 to 1860
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour & Chinese white, 143 x 232 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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