C1886

Maori Girls Bathing

Artist:

Frederic B. Schell (1838 - 1900)

Maori are the ‘host people’ of New Zealand, they are a composition of many Iwi (Tribes) Hapu (Subtribes) and Whanau units. Their name is derived from Ma-Uri, which means Children of Heaven.

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Full Title:

Maori Girls Bathing

Date:

C1886

Artist:

Frederic B. Schell (1838 - 1900)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.

Image Size:

180mm

x 205mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1886

Description:

Maori are the ‘host people’ of New Zealand, they are a composition of many Iwi (Tribes) Hapu (Subtribes) and Whanau units. Their name is derived from Ma-Uri, which means Children of Heaven.

Frederic B. Schell (1838 - 1900)

Schell was an American employed as the senior artist on the most ambitious colonial publication ever attempetd, The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia. He arrived in Sydney with two other American artists, W.T. Smedley and W. C. Fitler, plus a number of engravers including Horace Baker. When Phil May returned to England in 1888 Schell accompanied him. The Grafton Gallery 'Exhibition of Australian Art in London’ 1898 included F.B. Schell, cat.250, 'Junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers, N.S.W.’, cat.254, 'Hamilton Reach, Brisbane’, cat. 255, 'Sydney Harbour, N.S.W.’, lent by the Trustees of Sydney Gallery. He is represented in a number of institutional collections.

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