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C1886
Scene of the Boyd Massacre
Artist:
There are differing versions of the story of the Boyd, what is certain is the fate of the ship and its crew two or three days after their arrival at Whangaroa. On that day when Thompson and a party went … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Scene of the Boyd Massacre
Date:
C1886
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
125mm
x 115mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
There are differing versions of the story of the Boyd, what is certain is the fate of the ship and its crew two or three days after their arrival at Whangaroa. On that day when Thompson and a party went ashore in search of spars, they were set upon and killed and eaten by the Maoris who returned to the ship to slaughter all but four of its complement.
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.
