[16 Jan. 1865]
Additional Makers
Edward Arthur Williams (1824-1898)
Description
View along the north shoreline of the Whanganui River, with the Rutland Stockade (with two fortresses and other buildings within the perimeter fence]. Military tents dot the slopes of the nearer hills, and the spire of St Peter's Church can be seen, along with the buildings along the shoreline. In the right foreground, a Maori man in a cloak with a taiaha is conversing with a soldier in a blue uniform.
This watercolour is copied from one by Hamley's superior officer, E. A. Williams: 'Looking up the Wanganui River from sandhills near the town, 16 January 1865' in the Hocken Library, p. 63 in their now dismantled Williams' sketchbook.
Image Licence
All Rights Reserved
Image Credit
Alexander Turnbull Library
Location
Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui, New Zealand
Country
New Zealand
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
TWW Comment
See: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/queens-park-nz-wars-memorial-whanganui
