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Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook] 1860 [- ca 1890?]
- Date
- 1860 - 1890
- By
- Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898; Hodgkins, Percy D'Esterre, 1873-1956
- Reference
- E-405
- Description
p.1. [Street scene in ?Dunedin with tram, hansom cab and a reference to the BNZ]; p.2 [Two elderly men]; p.3 Geo McLeod, Star bg [i.e.building?]; p.4 [Man reclining in chair with his feet up]. p.5 [Two men, one carrying a large basket on his shoulder]; p.6 [Two men's faces, with red colouring]; p.7 Sketch for "Land carriage ...". The eleven mile swamp between ?Madialloc and Western port in Victoria. Light carts bring the fish across the neck to Melbourne - 1860. p.8 Coastal steamer entering Preservation.; p.9 [Man in bowler hat and overcoat with walking stick]; p.10 [Three portraits of the same bearded balding man]; p.11 [Sketch of dinghy]
Inscriptions: On cover in pencil: W.M.Hodgkins. Several sketches titled, but not all titles fully legible
Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s) Green card covers, inscribed "The reporter's notebook ... J.Wilkie & Co ... Dunedin".
Physical Description: 11 pencil sketches in album of 37 pages, page size 113 x 818 mm
Provenance: Hodgkins family by descent to Percy D'Esterre Hodgkins.
Transfers: Transferred from Manuscripts & Archives 1989. MS acc. no. 73-129.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 sketchbook(s) Green card covers, inscribed "The reporter's notebook ... J.Wilkie & Co ... Dunedin", Works of art, Pencil works, Portraits, Landscapes (Representations), Seascapes, Cityscapes (Representations), 11 pencil sketches in album of 37 pages, page size 113 x 818 mm
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Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Two standing men. ca 1880?]
Date: 1875 - 1885
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook] 1860 [- ca 1890?]
Reference: E-405-005
Description: Studies of two men. The man on the left is standing, his hand resting on a bar or high table, a cigar between his fingers. The right hand man is possible in the street, delivering something heavy in a large basket balanced on his left shoulder. A note on his chest indicates that he is wearing a blue jumper. Inscriptions: Recto - 'Blue jumper' [written on the chest of the right-hand figure] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch in album, page size 113 x 818 mm
Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :Coastal steam entering Preservation [1875 or 1896]
Date: 1875 - 1896
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook] 1860 [- ca 1890?]
Reference: E-405-008
Description: View from land looking towards a large steamer seen from the bow end, entering Preservation Inlet W. M. Hodgkins' other drawings of Preservation Inlet are dated either 1875 or 1896 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch in album, page size 113 x 818 mm
Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :Geo. McLeod, Star B[uildin]g [Dunedin? ca 1880?]
Date: 1875 - 1885
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook] 1860 [- ca 1890?]
Reference: E-405-003
Description: A half-length study of a young man with prominent ears, standing at a bench. Possibly a courtroom scene. Inscriptions: Recto - Title in pencil. Also an illegible word with an arrow pointing to the young man's hair Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch in album, page size 113 x 818 mm
Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :Sketch for 'Land carriage fishing' ... Bringing th...
Date: 1860
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook] 1860 [- ca 1890?]
Reference: E-405-007
Description: A horse-drawn carriage with a roughly-sketched in and annotated landscape showing the delivery of fish between Madialloc [?] and Westenport, Victoria, Australia. Inscriptions: Recto - Title and other notes passim in pencil. Some words illegible but title includes the phrase 'The eleven Mile Swamp between Madialloc and Westernport, Victoria.' Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch in album, page size 113 x 818 mm
Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :In P[rinces] Street from B. N. Z. [ca 1880?]
Date: 1860 - 1890
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook] 1860 [- ca 1890?]
Reference: E-405-001
Description: A busy street scene in Princes Street, Dunedin. A tram is on the left, a hansom cab on the right, people thronging the footpaths. The caption refers to the view being from the Bank of New Zealand. Inscriptions: Recto - Mr & Mrs A [?] In P. Street from B. N. Z. [Also, in appropriate places] Tram going uphill. H[ansom] cab half in mist. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch in album, page size 113 x 818 mm
Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Man reclining in a chair with his feet up. ca 1880?]
Date: 1875 - 1885
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook] 1860 [- ca 1890?]
Reference: E-405-004
Description: A full length study of a man seen from the side, seated in a lounge chair Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch in album, page size 113 x 818 mm
Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Two ship drawings ca 1870]
Date: 1865 - 1875
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook] 1860 [- ca 1890?]
Reference: E-405-011/012
Description: A frontal view of a ship entering a harbour or bay with another of a man on a ship's deck beneath a sail Both drawings are loose in the back of the sketchbook E-405 Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketches on pink blotting paper, sizes vary
Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Two elderly men. ca 1880?]
Date: 1875 - 1885
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook] 1860 [- ca 1890?]
Reference: E-405-002
Description: A head and shoulder study of two seated elderly men Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch in album, page size 113 x 818 mm
Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Seated man. ca 1870]
Date: 1865 - 1875
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook] 1860 [- ca 1890?]
Reference: E-405-010
Description: A faintly-drawn frontal view of a balding man seated in an armchair. Two further facial portraits of the same man are on the right side of the page and below. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch in album, page size 113 x 818 mm
Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Studies of a sailor. ca 1880?]
Date: 1875 - 1885
From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook] 1860 [- ca 1890?]
Reference: E-405-006
Description: Profile and frontal views of the head of a red-faced sailor in a sou-wester hat Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and pink crayon sketch in album, page size 113 x 818 mm