Mount Egmont; John GULLY; 1886; 133
Mount Egmont
About this objectSnow capped Mount Taranaki (Egmont) looms in the distance above a wide grassy flat with a Maori settlement in the midground and a small stream in the right foreground.
Maker Date Made1886
Medium and MaterialsWatercolour on paper
Subject and Association KeywordsLandscapes/Regional landscapes
Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association KeywordsNew Zealand/North Island/Taranaki/Mount Taranaki
Subject and Association DescriptionJohn Gully lived in the Taranaki region when he first arrived in New Zealand. The New Zealand Wars caused many to flee this area and in 1860 the Gully family settled in Nelson. The are few Gully paintings from the period he lived in Taranaki. This painting is from 26 years after he left.
Credit LineBequeathed by Mr and Mrs S.B. White in 1928
Object Type Object number133
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