IMAGE
Barraud, Charles, Decimus, 1822-1897 :[Wellington]. 1851.
- Date
- 1851
- By
- Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897
- Reference
- G-596
- Description
Shows a view of Wellington and the harbour from the ridge above Mt Cook, towards the hills on the western side of the harbour. It shows the flat area of Te Aro with Te Aro Pa close to the shore and other buildings in the foreground. Plimmer's Ark is on the waterfront to the left just beyond the Clay Point cliff. The large church building on the left is St Peter's, Willis Street, and the large building on the waterfront is either the Maori or the Wesleyan Chapel in Manners St. Thorndon is in the background with Pipitea Point (now Thorndon Quay) and Kumutoto Spit (now Midland Park) both visible.
Watercolours by Barraud, related to this view, but dated 1852, are at C-007-011 and C-007-007.
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - C D Barraud / 1851
Quantity: 1 oil(s).
Physical Description: Oil on canvas, 370 x 652 mm (sight)
Provenance: It was sold at the International Art Centre by a private vendor who purchased it in Sydney from the estate of Germain Curvens (1926-1997), a Sydney art dealer who had reportedly owned the work for 30-40 years.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 oil(s), Works of art, Oil paintings, Oil on canvas, 370 x 652 mm (sight), Orientation: Horizontal image
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