The Rev. John Williams, the Martyr of Erromanga, with a landscape of the Mission House and grounds of Rarotonga.
Creator
Alternative Title
[The Rev. John Williams, the Martyr of Erromanga, with a landscape of the Mission House and grounds of Rarotonga. Designed, emgraved and painted by G. Baxter, patentee of oil colour printing, Patriot Office, London. No 1 of the Missionary Portrait Gallery. n.d.] [Rev. John Williams (1796-1839) of the London Missionary Society. Founder of the Samoan & other missions. ìThe martyr of Erromangaî one of the New Hebrides group. Murdered by the natives, Nov.r 20th 1839 at 43 years. n.d.]
Identifier
Hocken Pictorial Collections - 12,832
a936
Publisher
G. Baxter, patentee of oil colour printing, Patriot Office, London.
Description
On label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Rev. John Williams (1796-1839) of the London Missionary Society. Founder of the Samoan & other missions. “The martyr of Erromanga” one of the New Hebrides group. Murdered by the natives, Nov.r 20th 1839 at 43 years. T.M.H.
Extent
271 x 222 mm
Medium
Baxter print on paper
Temporal Coverage
Provenance
Dr T.M. Hocken’s Collection.
Source
Given by Mr J.A. Porter, London to Dr Hocken in 1902. Dr T.M. Hocken’s Collection.
Files
Collection
Citation
Baxter, George, 1804-1867, “The Rev. John Williams, the Martyr of Erromanga, with a landscape of the Mission House and grounds of Rarotonga.,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed November 25, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/index.php/items/show/5782.