New Zealand Chiefs.

Primary Artist

John Carmichael (1811–1857)

Title

New Zealand Chiefs.

Date made

1834

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Edition information

print-run unknown

Production notes

The images were not drawn from life, but were derived from printed sources. The image of John Rutherford was copied from Craik, G. L., 'The New Zealanders', London, 1830.
The date of production 1834: Maclehose only advertised as at the 'Old Australian Bazaar No 6 Hunter Street' in 1834.

Subject description

Portraits of five Aotearoa New Zealand Māori chiefs: 1. Tupai Cupa, 2. George, 3. Ahoudee Ogunna, 4. Tooi, 5. John Rutherford (an Englishman who became a chief), and 6. a depiction of 10 war clubs.

Country of context

Australia

Last Updated

25 Nov 2024

Impressions

Collection

State Library of New South Wales | PXC 284

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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