item details
NameRiver Acheron
ProductionJames Crowe Richmond; artist; 3rd February 1864; Canterbury
c. 3rd February 1864
c. 3rd February 1864
Classificationwatercolours, works on paper
Materialswatercolour
Materials Summarywatercolour
DimensionsImage: 355mm (width), 254mm (height)
Registration Number1935-0005-65
Credit lineGift of EA Atkinson, 1935, on behalf of the artist's daughter, DK Richmond
Overview
For information on the Clarence River stock bridge:
http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/nelson-marlborough/molesworth-historic-bridges-interp-info.pdf (accessed 13th of October 2016)
A topographical view of the route Richmond would have taken: http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/marlborough/places/mount-richmond-forest-park/things-to-do/tracks/alpine-route/ (accessed 13th of October 2016)
For any of Richmond's 1864 works painted during this summer expedition, consult 'Journal of a Journey from Nelson to Hamner' - James Crowe Richmond's diary of the trip. Can be accessed at the Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref no. Micro-MS-0774