Early Art of Wellington

A DigitalNZ Story by Brendan Graham

Image: Wellington Harbour, N.Z.

Wellington Harbour, N.Z.

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Image: Distant view of Port Nicholson, Wellington

Distant view of Port Nicholson, Wellington

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Image: Wellington

Wellington

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Image: Wellington, 1841

Wellington, 1841

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Town and part of Wellington

Town and part of Wellington

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Image: Wellington Harbour

Wellington Harbour

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Image: Cockerell, E. A. :Wellington, New Zealand. Panorama of city and harbour. Lithographed at the New Zealand Graphic and Star Printing Works; from a painting by E A Cockerell. [Auckland] New Zealand Graphic and Star Printing Works, 1893.

Cockerell, E. A. :Wellington, New Zealand. Panorama of city and harbour. Lithographed at the New Zealand Graphic and Star Printing Works; from a pa...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Storm at Wellington Heads

Storm at Wellington Heads

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Colonial Museum, Wellington

Colonial Museum, Wellington

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Wellington Harbour from Muritai

Wellington Harbour from Muritai

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Artist unknown :[Wellington foundry, ca 1850].

Artist unknown :[Wellington foundry, ca 1850].

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Image: Near Wellington, New Zealand, May 22, 1852 [picture] /

Near Wellington, New Zealand, May 22, 1852 [picture] /

National Library of Australia

Image: Barraud, Charles, Decimus, 1822-1897 :[Wellington]. 1851.

Barraud, Charles, Decimus, 1822-1897 :[Wellington]. 1851.

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Image: Barraud, Charles Decimus 1822-1897 :[Wellington from Kelburn] 1870

Barraud, Charles Decimus 1822-1897 :[Wellington from Kelburn] 1870

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Image: Te Aro Flat near Captain Sharpe's residence, Wellington, New Zealand [picture] /

Te Aro Flat near Captain Sharpe's residence, Wellington, New Zealand [picture] /

National Library of Australia

Image: Davies, E, fl 1900s? :[View of Wellington. ca 1908]

Davies, E, fl 1900s? :[View of Wellington. ca 1908]

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Image: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 :[View towards the Rimutakas, Wellington]. 1849.

Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 :[View towards the Rimutakas, Wellington]. 1849.

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Image: Holmes, William Howard 1825-1885 :[Willis Street, Wellington] 1863 / W H H

Holmes, William Howard 1825-1885 :[Willis Street, Wellington] 1863 / W H H

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Image: Young, John Henry, 1869-1937 :View of Wellington. 1889.

Young, John Henry, 1869-1937 :View of Wellington. 1889.

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Image: Fullwood, Albert Henry, 1863-1930 :Wellington, N.Z. Jervois Quay. Raphael Tuck & Sons. "Oilette" Postcard 7334. [ca 1900].

Fullwood, Albert Henry, 1863-1930 :Wellington, N.Z. Jervois Quay. Raphael Tuck & Sons. "Oilette" Postcard 7334. [ca 1900].

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Image: [Barraud, Charles Decimus] 1822-1897 :Nairn Street, upper Willis Street, Wellington. Painted about 1856

[Barraud, Charles Decimus] 1822-1897 :Nairn Street, upper Willis Street, Wellington. Painted about 1856

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Image: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 :N.Z. [Ngauranga from Tinakori Road and Tiakiwai?]. 1861.

Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 :N.Z. [Ngauranga from Tinakori Road and Tiakiwai?]. 1861.

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Image: Baker, William George 1864-1929 :Otira Gorge [1912?]

Baker, William George 1864-1929 :Otira Gorge [1912?]

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Image: Rollason, James Bernard Richard Walter, 1856-1906: [Ngauranga, late 1840s]. [ca 1900]

Rollason, James Bernard Richard Walter, 1856-1906: [Ngauranga, late 1840s]. [ca 1900]

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Image: Gilfillan, John Alexander 1793-1864 :Interior of a native village or "pa" in New Zealand, situated near the Town of Petre, at Wanganui... J.A. Gilfillan, pinxt., E. Walker, lithr. [London] Day & Son [1850]

Gilfillan, John Alexander 1793-1864 :Interior of a native village or "pa" in New Zealand, situated near the Town of Petre, at Wanganui... J.A. Gilf...

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Image: [Barraud, Charles Decimus], 1822-1897 :[Lambton Quay. 1860. Copied about 1900?].

[Barraud, Charles Decimus], 1822-1897 :[Lambton Quay. 1860. Copied about 1900?].

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Image: Artist unknown :[The Standen homestead in Karori ; probably in the 1860s or 1870s?] - [Painted between 1900 and 1920?]

Artist unknown :[The Standen homestead in Karori ; probably in the 1860s or 1870s?] - [Painted between 1900 and 1920?]

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Image: Hoyte, John Barr Clark, 1835-1913 :Wades Town, near Woodwards, New Zealand [1870s?]

Hoyte, John Barr Clark, 1835-1913 :Wades Town, near Woodwards, New Zealand [1870s?]

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Image: Pitoni.

Pitoni.

University of Otago

Image: [Page, George Hyde] 1823-1908 :[The fight at Battle Hill, Horokiwi, 6th August, 1846.]

[Page, George Hyde] 1823-1908 :[The fight at Battle Hill, Horokiwi, 6th August, 1846.]

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