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[Evans, Frederick John Owen] 1815-1885. Attributed works :Bluff, N[ew] Zealand, HMS Acheron, 1849. Plains near -- showing R B's surveying work with tent etc. 1849
- Date
- 1849
- By
- Evans, Frederick John Owen (Sir), 1815-1885
- Reference
- D-040-001
- Description
Shows a scene of the plains near Bluff, probably the Awarua Plains, in which two men can be seen carrying out surveying work. A stream or creek, probably the Mataura River, runs through the scene to the foreground. The sky and clouds are a prominent feature of the work. A tent is pitched on the bank of the stream, and a number of harakeke flax plants feature in the foreground.
Comparison of this work with the style of watercolours attributed to Frederick Joseph Owen Evans in the Alexander Turnbull Library, and those known to be by Evans held in the National Maritime Museum (Greenwich) and the Hydrographer of the Navy (Taunton) strongly suggest an attribution to Evans.
It seems reasonable to speculate that the 'R B' referred to as the surveyor working in the painting could refer to either R Bradshaw or R Burnett, both listed as surveyors on the Acheron between 1849 and 1851 (See: Otago to Mataura River [cartographic material] / surveyed by J.L. Stokes, G.H. Richards ... [et al.], H.M.S. Acheron, 1849-51 ; engraved by J. & C. Walker (MapColl 834.52aj 1849-51 43016))
Inscriptions: Verso - top right - Bluff, N Zealand. HMS Acheron, 1849- Plains near -- showing R B's surveying work with tent etc [in faint pencil, visible through backing]
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour, on two sheets, 334 x 755 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour, on two sheets, 334 x 755 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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