The rata in flower. Welln. NZ. Decr, 1850.
Creator
Alternative Title
The Rata Valley - Karori Tree myrtle.
Date Created
1850
Identifier
Hocken Pictorial Collections - 4,274 9
a3663
Description
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: The rata in flower. Welln. NZ. Decr, 1850 WF; verso: No 2; on sketchbook mount in ink: The Rata Valley - Karori Tree myrtle; verso mount: In the Wiararapa Valley & Port Nicholson; 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
265 x 398 mm
Medium
watercolour & opaque white 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, “The rata in flower. Welln. NZ. Decr, 1850.,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed November 22, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/5266.