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Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]
- Date
- 1880
- By
- Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
- Reference
- E-052-q
- Description
Largely New Zealand scenes
Contents in front of volume
Quantity: 19 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour, 19 sketches blue morocco
Provenance: Acquired by Alexander Turnbull, possibly from the artist. The volume bears A. H. Turnbull's bookplate inside its front cover and the luxurious binding is of a type he arranged with many of his books and smaller art works.
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- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 19 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour, 19 sketches blue morocco
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Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908 :[Small wooden pier. ca 1880]
Date: 1880
From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]
By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908
Reference: E-052-q-016
Description: Shows a small wooden pier with boating in background, probably on the Waikato River Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper, 168 x 138 mm mounted into sketchbook
Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908 :[Wheat harvesting. Stacks in the foreground. ca 1880]
Date: 1870 - 1890
From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]
By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908
Reference: E-052-q-004
Description: Shows men harvesting wheat Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and Chinese white on paper, 135 x 196 mm mounted into sketchbook
Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908 :[Tawhiao, the Maori King] 1882
Date: 1882
From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]
By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908
Reference: E-052-q-014
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of King Tawhiao, based on a photograph Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper, 195 x 135 mm mounted into sketchbook
Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :[Felling kauri and men having billy tea. ca 1880]
Date: 1870 - 1890
From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]
By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908
Reference: E-052-q-010
Description: Three men having a tea break on logs at the base of a huge kauri tree. Their billy is boiling over a small fire and a wooden scaffold is at the base of the kauri's trunk, with a cross-saw in the trunk just above the scaffold. A wedge has been cut in the opposite side. The scene is likely to be in the Auckland or Northland Region Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper 172 x 138 mm mounted into sketchbook
Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908 :[Bush scene showing clearing with rock bearing car...
Date: 1880
From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]
By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908
Reference: E-052-q-013
Description: A clearing surrounded by bush and hills, with cabbage trees ringing the clearing and the trunk of a large dead tree on the right. In the foreground is a rock bearing initials Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper 137 x 200 mm mounted into sketchbook Provenance: Previously part of Alexander Turnbull's collection. The inside of the cover bears his bookplate and the luxurious binding is of the type he arranged.
Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908 :[Settler's hut on the edge of a lake. ca 1880]
Date: 1870 - 1890
From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]
By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908
Reference: E-052-q-002
Description: A hut to the left with a slab chimney, firewood, a spade and a bucket outside, a net drying in the foreground. A small pond, a man on shore and two other men fishing in a boat in the water in the centre. On the right, a rata tree in flower, two low huts, possibly Maori shelters and a toitoi in flower. Compare B-019-001 for an almost identical view. The scene is likely to be in the upper North Island. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper 137 x 183 mm mounted into sketchbook
Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908 :[Large fumarole on edge of lake] 28. 11. [1880s?]
Date: 1880
From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]
By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908
Reference: E-052-q-017
Description: Several people standing in front of a steaming fumarole surrounded by mud or rock edges, with a small lake beyond and other steam vents in the background. Possibly Whakarewarewa. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper, 152 x 201 mm mounted into sketchbook
Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908 :[River steamer and bridge on the Waikato. 1880]
Date: 1880
From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]
By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908
Reference: E-052-q-018
Description: A large bridge with a paddle steamer passing underneath it. The bridge is probably Hamilton's first bridge, the Union Bridge, opened in 1879 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and Chinese white on paper, 138 x 197 mm mounted into sketchbook
Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908 :[Mangrove swamp at high tide with three men in a b...
Date: 1880
From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]
By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908
Reference: E-052-q-007
Description: Three men in a rowboat in the foreground, with mangroves rising behind them, probably in Auckland or Northland regions Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper, 134 x 176 mm mounted into sketchbook
Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908 :[Mounts Tongariro and Ngauruhoe. ca. 1880]
Date: 1880
From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]
By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908
Reference: E-052-q-011
Description: Shows two kiwis in foreground, looking across the volcanic plateau towards the two smoking peaks Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper, 133 x 194 mm mounted into sketchbook