William Alais (Engraver) Unknown artist (After) Illustrated News of the World (Publisher)
The Right Honourable Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand
Artwork Detail
Twice Governor of New Zealand (1845–53, 1861–8) and Prime Minister of New Zealand (1877–9) Sir George Grey was also a very significant benefactor to the City of Auckland. In addition to presenting a considerable manuscript and rare book collection to the public library, he presented the Auckland Art Gallery with 53 paintings that were the nucleus of the Gallery’s collection, including works by Caspar Netscher, Henry Fuseli, William Blake and David Wilkie, along with his large personal collection of Māori taonga. The portrait was published in London during his second term as Governor of New Zealand.
- Title
- The Right Honourable Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- 05 Apr 1863
- Medium
- steel engraving
- Dimensions
- 216 x 168 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
- Accession no
- 2010/5/5
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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