Deans, William, active 1976

Date: 1845

By: Park, Robert, 1812-1870; Deans, William, active 1976

Reference: A-215-012

Description: The palisades of a pa to the left, with a man seated outside, a rifle in his hand. In the centre foreground is a canoe with a surveyor's plane table on a tripod near the prow. An extensive area of water is on the right, possibly the sea or a very large lake Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 180 x 260 mm

Date: 1847 - 1848

By: Park, Robert, 1812-1870; Deans, William, active 1976

Reference: A-215-009

Description: View from Durie Hill, Wanganui, looking towards blockhouses; Maori and settler in foreground. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 220 x 260 mm

Date: 1840 - 1850

By: Park, Robert, 1812-1870; Deans, William, active 1976

Reference: A-215-016

Description: Shows a long fence-line, possibly part of a pa, in the middle distance to the right, ringed by a broad river, in a mountainous landscape. The central peak with a tall sharp point, may be imaginary Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 125 x 210 mm

Date: 1858 - 1859

By: Park, Robert, 1812-1870; Deans, William, active 1976

Reference: C-071-013

Description: Shows a view looking down to a hollow area between hills, with raupo huts and tents collected in and around the hollow. Soldiers in red jackets stand around in small groups. There are walking tracks going up the background slopes, and a fence has been made going up the hill on the left. This painting is not titled by the artist, and bears a strong resemblance to another watercolour by Park, entitled in pencil at lower right "Napier". Both works are shown (on pages 74 and 76) of Nola Easdale's "Kairuri; the measurer of the land" (1988), held at NZ&P q526.9 EAS 1988. Randal Springer, Wanganui historian, (AT 13/14/1, 30 April 1997) said that there was no military encampment "near Wanganui" in 1847; it was all in Wanganui itself, at the Rutland and York stockades. The topography is also wrong for Wanganui. The evidence suggests that the view is of Napier in the late 1850s, rather than of Wanganui. It is not known whether the title was assigned by Library staff or by the donor Dating: likely to date from the 1858 or 1859, when the 65th Regiment was in Hawkes Bay and Park was working with Donald McLean Other Titles - Military encampment, Wanganui, 1847 [attributed title on donation] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 250 x 355 mm Provenance: Donation: William Deans, Knockdolian, Darfield, 17.2.76.

Date: 1830 - 1840

By: Deans, William, active 1976

Reference: A-215-013

Description: The interior of an Italian artist's workshop. It includes an artist dressed in Renaissance clothing, working at an easel with other figures at tables in the background. The main artist may be a self-portrait. It bears a resemblance to a portrait of Patric Park held by the National Library of Scotland Attributed to Patric Park on stylistic grounds. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 265 x 215 mm