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Auckland, from St George’s Bay, 1856 (above Mr Blackett’s house.)

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Accession Number12,924CreatorFox, William, Sir, 1812-1893Date1856

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Media & Sizewatercolour & opaque white on paper: 239 x 342mmInscriptionson sketchbook mount in pen & black ink superimposed over brown: Aukland, [sic] from St George’s Bay, 1856 (above Mr Blackett’s house) Sir Wm Fox. Point Britomart. Wynyard’s Pier & Fletcher’s Mill. Princes St. St Paul’s Church; 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.DescriptionFrom Fox sketchbookProvenanceDr T.M. Hocken’s Collection

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PlacesAucklandPrinces StreetPoint BritomartSubjectsWynyard Pier (Auckland, N.Z.)Fletcher's Mill (Auckland, N.Z.)Flour Mills (Auckland, N.Z.)St Paul's Church (Auckland, N.Z.)St George's Bay (Auckland, N.Z.)

CollectionFeatured Artist: William FoxDr Hocken’s original collection

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Auckland, from St George’s Bay, 1856 (above Mr Blackett’s house.)

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Auckland, from St George’s Bay, 1856 (above Mr Blackett’s house.)

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