[Artist unknown] :The rescue of John Guard [ca 1933]

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Title

[Artist unknown] :The rescue of John Guard [ca 1933]

Content partner

Alexander Turnbull Library

Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Drawing shows John Guard (1831-1918) as a baby, being snatched from the arms of a Maori man by a European soldier, while a second soldier points a pistol at the Maori man. Three further soldiers are on top of a hill to the right, firing at a party of Maori moving along a coastal path. The Marlborough Sounds are in the background and a ship is standing out to sea. This drawing is based on the original oil painting by C Watson, now held at Te Papa Tongarewa. Extended Title - Copy from a pain...

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Format

Image

Date created

1933

Creator

Watson, C, active 1885

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23192697

Locations

Marlborough Sounds

Related subjects

Guard, John, 1831-1918 / Kidnapping / Men, Māori / Pistols / Soldiers / New Zealand / Marlborough Region / Weapons, Māori / Marlborough Sounds

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