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[Scene of the Wairau Massacre at Tuamarina, Blenheim.]

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Date

[1866?]

Artist

Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn Liardet (1799-1878)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23114219

Description

Flax and toitoi in the foreground, a group of Pakeha and Maori to the right, the Tuamarina Hotel with verandah and a shed in the middle ground, the Picton-Blenheim road with horse-drawn carriage, telegraph poles alongside and the hill with a monument where the Wairau Affray occurred in 1843

Exhibited in 'Wide-Eyed: Early Images of New Zealand' exhibition of works by settler artists, held at the National Library of New Zealand Gallery, 18 July - 9 November 1997.

The monument to the victims of the Wairau Affray was unveiled in March 1866. This watercolour may show part of the unveiling ceremony

Liardet painted two copies of this scene. A photograph of a privately-owned oil and watercolour is held at B-035-018

Image Licence

All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Tuamarina, Marlborough, New Zealand

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