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View of Mt Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand, taken from New Plymouth, with Maoris driving off settlers’ cattle

View of Mt Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand, taken from New Plymouth, with Maoris driving off settlers’ cattle
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View of Mt Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand, taken from New Plymouth, with Maoris driving off settlers’ cattle
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Te Papa Collections Online
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This essay originally appeared in New Zealand Art at Te Papa (Te Papa Press, 2018). This colonial masterpiece is one of only seven oil paintings by William Strutt relating to his time in New Zealand and by far the most impressive. English-born and French-trained, he was the first professionally trained artist to spend time in the country. Strutt migrated to Australia in 1850 and in 1855–56 tried his hand at a pioneering lifestyle in Taranaki. However, the forest that had initially seduced hi...

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Date created
1861
Creator
William Strutt
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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1467089
Related subjects
Cattle / Cattle raids / Taranaki, Mount (New Zealand) / Taranaki (New Zealand) / Māori / oil / canvas / oil paintings / battles / Taranaki / Te Āti Awa / Melbourne

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