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[Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[European sketchbook, 1850s-1860]
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- Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898
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- E-035-q-3
- Description
French, Dutch and Scottish views, views drawn before Hodgkins came to New Zealand in about 1860. One view may be of an Otago miner, one of Dunedin
Attributed by the Library on accession to Isabel Field, and boxed with other sketchbooks by Field. However the style of drawing and the handwriting are that of William Mathew Hodgkins, father of Isabel Field.
The sketchbook has been started at both ends; the larger number of drawings is towards the end of the volume
Inscriptions: Inside front cover: part of a printed paper label dated 1860. Possibly part of a legal document
Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s).
Physical Description: Pencil and watercolours, page size 158 x 224 mm in brown card cover.
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- 1 sketchbook(s), Works of art, Sketchbooks, Pencil and watercolours, page size 158 x 224 mm in brown card cover.
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[Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Mountainside, Scotland? 1850s?]
Date: 1853 - 1858
From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[European sketchbook, 1850s-1860]
Reference: E-035-q-3-004-1
Description: View near the summit of a mountain Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash in sketchbook, page size 158 x 224 mm
[Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :Red chaco. Blue coat. [1850s]
Date: 1853 - 1858
From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[European sketchbook, 1850s-1860]
Reference: E-035-q-3-001
Description: A French soldier in uniform, including a chaco hat, purchasing flowers from a woman. Part of a building on the right Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil in sketchbook, page size 158 x 224 mm
[Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Watercolour wash. Cafe in Paris? [1850s]
Date: 1853 - 1858
From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[European sketchbook, 1850s-1860]
Reference: E-035-q-3-002/003
Description: On the left, blue orange and yellow painted onto a wet page; on the right a tall French cafe building with blinds on upper storeys, a cafe table under the verandah at roof level Quantity: 1 drawing(s). 1 watercolour. Physical Description: Watercolour on left, pencil on right, in sketchbook, page size 158 x 224 mm
[Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :Dunolly Castle [Oban, Scotland. 1850s]
Date: 1853 - 1858
From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[European sketchbook, 1850s-1860]
Reference: E-035-q-3-005
Description: A view from the land towards a ruined castle on a headland. A tall rock formation (or standing stone?) is nearby in the right foreground Other Titles - Dunollie Inscriptions: Album page - bottom left - title in pencil Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil in sketchbook, page size 158 x 224 mm
[Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Houses in Britain or Europe. 1850s]
Date: 1853 - 1858
From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[European sketchbook, 1850s-1860]
Reference: E-035-q-3-009
Description: Unfinished drawing showing two or three-storied stone terrace houses, looking upwards towards their roofs Other drawings in the sketchbook are of Scottish, French and Dutch scenes Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and crayon in sketchbook, page size 158 x 224 mm
[Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[House and windmill, Holland. 1850s]
Date: 1853 - 1858
From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[European sketchbook, 1850s-1860]
Reference: E-035-q-3-007
Description: Unfinished drawing showing a house in the countryside, a windmill on a low hill and a peasant woman carrying a basket on the right. The sky area is partially finished in blue watercolour. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour in sketchbook, page size 158 x 224 mm
[Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Studies of Scotsmen, horses, a mounted policeman...
Date: 1853 - 1858
From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[European sketchbook, 1850s-1860]
Reference: E-035-q-3-006
Description: A group of small drawings, probably in Scotland, with a pair of saddled horses, upper left, two Scotsmen in bonnets, upper right, a policeman on horseback, centre, and a man in a seated and lying position, below The drawings on two adjacent pages are of Dunollie Castle, near Oban. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil in sketchbook, page size 158 x 224 mm
[Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Dunollie Castle, Oban, Scotland. 1850s]
Date: 1853 - 1858
From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[European sketchbook, 1850s-1860]
Reference: E-035-q-3-004
Description: A view across still water towards a ruined castle, with a headland to the right, high peaks behind. Several yachts are on the water Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil in sketchbook, page size 158 x 224 mm
[Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Otago goldminer. 1860s]
Date: 1861 - 1869
From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[European sketchbook, 1850s-1860]
Reference: E-035-q-3-008
Description: Head and shoulders study of a man in a brimmed hat, a pack and pick on his back Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Red chalk, in sketchbook, page size 158 x 224 mm
[Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Street scene, Dunedin? 1860s]
Date: 1853 - 1861 - 1858 - 1869
From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[European sketchbook, 1850s-1860]
Reference: E-035-q-3-011
Description: Looking along a main street towards a hill. Shops, businesses, a church, line the street, which is thronged with pedestrians. A carriage and horse move down the centre Other drawings in the sketchbook are of European and Scottish scenes. This view may be of a town in Europe rather than showing Dunedin Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil in sketchbook, page size 158 x 224 mm