Sugar Loaves. Near Taranaki.

1856

Hocken Pictorial Collections - 12,830

a3618

On sketchbook mount in indian ink superimposed over iron gall ink: The Sugar Loaves near Taranaki 1856 Marsland Hill. S. Mary’s Church. Paritutu. Mikotahi. Moturoa & Motumahanga; labels in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Sir WM Fox. New Plymouth; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir William Fox who well knew the interest I took in old New Zealand & was a frequent visitor at my house, promised to bequeath me these sketches which he commenced to take from the time of his arrival in New Zealand in 1842.

245 x 345 mm

watercolour on paper

Sketchbook bequeathed to Dr T.M. Hocken by Sir William Fox in 1893; Dr T.M. Hocken’s Collection.

Fox sketchbook

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