New Zealand Chiefs.
Primary Artist
John Carmichael (1811–1857)
Title
New Zealand Chiefs.
Date made
1834Category
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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