IMAGE
Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :The New Zealanders illustrated. London, Thomas McLean, 1847.
- Date
- 1844 - 1847
- By
- Angas, George French, 1822-1886; Thomas McLean Ltd; Williams, Morvyn (Dr), 1910-1979
- Reference
- Art-f-919.31-ANG
- Description
Unique extra-illustrated copy, thought to have been the author's own proof copy, with copies of some plates in black and white and in tints without hand-colouring. Another such copy is owned by the Queen. See Ellis, E. M. & D. G. Early prints of New Zealand, p. 120. Loose inside the front cover is a lithograph portrait of Angas (Art-f-919.31-ANG-1)
Quantity: 1 volume(s).
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- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 volume(s), Works of art, Lithographs, Portraits
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Baugniet, Charles, 1814-1886 :George French Angas. 1848.
Date: 1848
From: Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :The New Zealanders illustrated. London, Thomas McLean, 1847.
By: Angas, George French, 1822-1886; Baugniet, Charles, 1814-1886; Williams, Morvyn (Dr), 1910-1979
Reference: Art-f-919.31-ANG-1
Description: Portrait, probably a proof of that appearing in George French Angas' "The Kaffirs illustrated" (London, Hogarth, 1849). Shows George French Angas standing resting his left elbow on a seaside rock. He holds a sketchbook and pencil, and there is an open paintbox on the rocks in the right foreground, beside an arum lily plant. Angas holds a military cap in his left hand, and wears a dark jacket of light-coloured waistcoat and trousers, with a knotted cravat at his collar. The portrait was made in London. Angas was acquainted with the family of William Williams and several of this family were drawn by Baugniet. The owner of this proof print is a descendant of the Williams family. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Tinted lithograph, 365 x 302 mm, on sheet 527 x 335 mm.