Bay and islands, Marlborough Sounds

Maker and Role
Artist: Henry Handyside
 Production date
Circa 1860
 Description
Watercolour painting on rectangular sheet of paper. The print depicts a picture of a view of a bay and islands from an elevated perspective. There are tall trees and treestumps in the bottom right corner of the composition. In the middle ground and background the ocean and many inlets, islands and sky are depicted in a palette of blues and greens.
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Object detail

Object Type
painting
Classification
Painting/Fine Arts
Watercolor/Painting/Fine Arts
Media/Materials Description
Paper
Media and Materials
watercolour/Art
Measurements
Composition = 289 h x 472 w
Measurements
Composition = Height x Width (mm) = 289 x 482mm
Collection
Bett Loan Collection
Maker
Subjects
Landscapes Marlborough Sounds
Subject Category
Landscapes
Seascapes
Harbours
Hills
Trees
Subject Person
Subject Date
Circa 1860
Subject Place
Marlborough Sounds/Marlborough Region/New Zealand
AC Number
AC802
Credit Line
Henry Handyside. Bay and islands, Marlborough Sounds, circa 1860. Nelson Provincial Museum, Bett Loan Collection: AC802

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