Dempsey, John Church, fl 1820s-1870s :Rev John H Bumby, late General Superintendant of Wesleyan Missions in New Zealand. Published by J Dempsey, Artist, Gallery of Likenesses, Lower Arcade, Bristol [ca. 1840]

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Dempsey, John Church, fl 1820s-1870s :Rev John H Bumby, late General Superintendant of Wesleyan Missions in New Zealand. Published by J Dempsey, Artist, Gallery of Likenesses, Lower Arcade, Bristol [ca. 1840]

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Shows a profile portrait, in silhouette, of the Methodist missionary, Rev John H Bumby, who drowned in the Hokianga on 26 June 1840. He stands, presumably at the pulpit, with a book, his right forearm and index finger pointing upwards. He wears a wide-lapelled double-breasted coat and minister's collar. Commemorative text below the image reads: 'Drowned near Ho Kianga, New Zealand, by the upsetting of a Canoe, containing himself and twelve natives, who all shared the same Melancholy Fate, on...

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Image

Date created

1840

Creator

Dempsey, John Church, 1802-1877

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/29939610

Locations

Hokianga County / Hokianga

Related subjects

Bumby, John Hewgill, 1808-1840 / Missionaries / New Zealand / Northland Region / Methodist Church / Clergy / Drowning / Silhouettes / Hokianga County

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