Built in April 1864 at Ohaupo, between the Waipa and Waikato Rivers, during the Waikato-Tauranga campaign of the New Zealand Wars.
Ohaupo Redoubt (Ohaupo, N.Z.)
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[Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von] 1828-1868 :Ohaupo Redoubt & Forest Ranger camp; priso...
Date: 1864
By: Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von, 1828-1868; Hawke's Bay Art Gallery and Museum; Kettle, Ferdinand von Tempsky, 1883-1951
Reference: A-159-045
Description: Shows redoubt in Waikato amongst surrounding hills; tents of Forest Rangers' camp are in background to the right. In the foreground are several resting Forest Rangers, one standing on guard duty with his rifle, guarding two Maori men, two women and a child amongst ferns or bracken. A further group of Rangers and prisoners is standing in a shallow valley in the middle distance. Probably drawn while von Tempsky and his company were stationed at the Redoubt for several months until June 1864. Previously described as [Waikato landscape with figures] - see Young, Rose. 'G.F.von Tempsky, artist and adventurer' (Martinborough, Alister Taylor, 1981) catalogue no. 80. Exhibited in touring exhibition organised by Waikato Museum of Art & History: Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky: the man and the artist. 1978. Catalogue no. 90. Other Titles - [Waikato landscape with figures] Inscriptions: Verso - Title in ink. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil with touches of body colour 177 x 254 mm Provenance: Family descent to F. Von Tempsky Kettle; on long-term loan to Hawkes Bay Art Gallery and Museum during 1970s and 1980s.