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[Smith, Hannah Stephenson] 1813-1891. Attributed works :"Okoaro", New Plymouth, N.Z. 1860
- Date
- 1860
- By
- Smith, Hannah Stephenson, 1813-1891
- Reference
- A-457-008-6
- Description
Mount Taranaki on the left in the distance. Two cottages in a clearing backed by tall trees in the middle ground, with fenced in gardens. In the foreground two figures can be seen, along with a number of sheep and cows
The artist of this version is unknown, but compare with A-256-039 ("Okoaro". Cottage of J. Stephenson Smith Esq.re New Plymouth ...), attributed to the subject's wife and published in Hursthouse's 1857 work, three years before this work is dated
On the verso are four pencil drawings of non-New Zealand scenes, probably England. One of the scenes is identified as 'Cookham Church', which is the Holy Trinity Church in the village of Cookham, Berkshire, England
Extended Title - Originally published in: Hursthouse, C. New Zealand or Zelandia, the Britain of the South. London, 1857. Frontispiece
Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - "Okoaro" / New Plymouth / N.Z. 1860 [in pencil]
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Pencil on laid, watermarked paper, 200 x 325 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Artist unknown :[Seven drawings featuring various colonial subjects. ca 1860]
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Pencil works, Pencil on laid, watermarked paper, 200 x 325 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image, Watermark: Laid paper has watermark of a standing lion within an oval frame topped by a crown; possibly part of the Hodgkinson & Co. watermark
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Smith, Hannah Stephenson, 1813-1891. [Smith, Hannah Stephenson] 1813-1891. Attributed works :"Okoaro", New Plymouth, N.Z. 1860. Artist unknown :[Seven drawings featuring various colonial subjects. ca 1860]. Ref: A-457-008-6. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/31985515More information can be found in our terms of use.