IMAGE
Liardet, Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn 1799-1878 :[Scene of the Wairau Massacre at Tuamarina, Blenheim. 1866?]
- Date
- 1866 - 1868
- By
- Liardet, Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn, 1799-1878
- Reference
- C-030-017
- Description
Flax and toitoi in the foreground, a group of Pakeha and Maori to the right, the Tuamarina Hotel with verandah and a shed in the middle ground, the Picton-Blenheim road with horse-drawn carriage, telegraph poles alongside and the hill with a monument where the Wairau Affray occurred in 1843
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.
The monument to the victims of the Wairau Affray was unveiled in March 1866. This watercolour may show part of the unveiling ceremony
Liardet painted two copies of this scene. A photograph of a privately-owned oil and watercolour is held at B-035-018
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour 305 x 480 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Landscapes (Representations), Watercolour 305 x 480 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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