Lake Arthur, Nelson.
Creator
Alternative Title
Lake Arthur, Nelson. 1847. Trip with T. Brunner and Heaphy.
Date Created
1847
Identifier
Hocken Pictorial Collections - 4,274 37
a3648
Description
Note by Dr B.H. Howard that Fox explored the area in February 1846, not 1847.
Verso u.r.: 14 (crossed out) 13; on sketchbook mount in ink: Lake Arthur, Nelson 1847. Trip with T. Brunner & Heaphy; on sketchbook mount in pencil: (Rotoiti); 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.
Extent
2 sheets of paper joined to form: 177 x 522 mm
Medium
watercolour with scumble on paper
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Provenance
Sketchbook bequeathed to Dr T.M. Hocken by Sir William Fox in 1893; Dr T.M. Hocken’s Collection.
Is Part Of
Fox sketchbook
Genre
Landscapes & Cityscapes
Files
Collection
Citation
Fox, William, 1812-1893, “Lake Arthur, Nelson.,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 23, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/5251.