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He ringatoi o nga tupuna : Isaac Coates and his Maori portraits

by Hilary Mitchell, John Mitchell, Julie Catchpole

This study examines the life of artist Isaac Coates and his 1841–1845 watercolour portraits of Māori individuals. It provides biographical details of the subjects and traces the history of his works held in museum and library collections worldwide.

Accession 17295 ISBN 9781988550206 Publisher Potton & Burton
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