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Nicholas Chevalier

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Pencil drawing of Akaroa Bay with a coastal village, rolling hills, moored sailing ships and grasses in the foreground.

Akaroa Bay, Banks Peninsula

1866

Watercolour of a decorated barge with canopy and passengers on a river before a city with domes and minarets.

Benares

1870

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with snowy peaks, a river, a pack horse and two travelers, and a rocky cliff at right.

Lindis Pass

1866

Pencil sketch of Mount Torlesse with hatched rocky slopes, two farm buildings and a fence in the foreground.

Mt Torlesse

1866

Pencil and wash sketch of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a rifle, with handwritten journal text below.

Sketch of Mr Watson, settler at the Manawatu. From: journal made on a visit to the disturbed District of Wanganui

1868

Pencil and blue wash panoramic sketch of a river channel with a timber beacon, distant town and mountains, by Nicholas Cheval

Hokitika Channel

1866

Panoramic pencil and wash drawing of a river valley beneath snow-capped mountains, with forest and small figures.

River Hokitika and the Southern Alps

1866

Pencil and wash sketch of a mountain gorge with snowy peaks and a winding valley stream, dated 1866.

View looking north from the highest part of Otira Gorge

1866

Pencil and wash sketch of a river valley with trees in the foreground and mountains rising in the distance.

Waimakariri, Bealey

1866

Pencil sketch of a tree-lined gravel path, church tower and town houses, with handwritten material notes in the margins.

Untitled (Sketch identified as Deal, Kent)

Pencil sketch of a river valley with trees and shrubs along the banks and a sloping hillside on the right.

Teremakau looking west

1866

Watercolor of a misty river valley with a small house, trees, a fallen log, and blue mountains in the distance.

The Tararua Mountains and the Waipoua River

1868

Pencil sketch of tree ferns, twisting vines and hanging fronds in a dense bush setting, by Nicholas Chevalier, 1866.

Hokitika Cemetery

1866

Pencil sketch of a sailing ship on Cook Strait with distant mountains and cliffs under a cloudy sky.

The Kaikoura Mountains and Cook Strait

1869

Pencil botanical sketch of lancewood and ngaio plants on tan paper with handwritten colour notes.

Bush Studies: Lancewood and Ngaio

1866

Pencil sketch of a mountain range above a valley and lake shore, with grazing animals and handwritten colour notes.

Untitled (Mt Cook and Lake Pukaki.)

1866

Pencil sketch of a coastal town with windmills and buildings below rolling hills, with water in the foreground.

Greymouth

1866

Pencil and blue wash drawing of a misty valley framed by trees, with a mountain and water in the distance.

Teremakau Valley

1866

Faint brown sketch of a fortified structure with rows of small openings on a torn, irregular paper fragment.

Sketch of a redoubt. (a fragment)

1868

Pencil sketch of a harbour with a steamship and sailing boats, mountains and a hillside village behind, grey tones.

Alhambra at anchor (Port Chalmers)

1865

Pencil sketch of a snow-capped mountain above a river valley with trees and a small cottage, annotated Goats Pass.

Goats Pass. East branch of the Bealey

1866

Ink and wash drawing of a winding river through a forested valley with pine trees and distant mountains.

Waiau River

1866

Panoramic pencil and blue wash drawing of a lake with snowy mountains, a rowboat and small buildings on the shore.

Untitled (Tekapo, lake and mountains)

1866

Pencil and blue wash sketch of a mountain pass with a dirt road, rocky cliffs, and two figures with a pack animal.

Porters Pass about 1/4 mile from the accommodation house

1866

Pencil sketch of a harbour with anchored sailing ships, rolling hills behind, and rooftops and trees in the foreground.

Untitled (two sketches: architectural details)

1865

Watercolor of a three-masted ship with smoke on choppy sea, snow-capped mountains rising behind it under a pale sky.

The Kaikoura Mountains, N.Z.

1869

Pencil sketch of a lake beneath steep mountain peaks, with a small building on the shore in the foreground.

Lake Shepherd

1866

Watercolour of farm buildings on a rise overlooking open plains, a winding river and distant mountains under a pale sky.

Mr MacKellar's Station, the Waimea Plains, Southland

1866

Pencil sketch of steep cliffs and rough surf at a rocky coast, with an overturned boat in the foreground waves.

Coast at the entrance of Dunedin Bay

1866

Watercolor portrait of a young woman in a white rose-decorated gown with a long train, holding a fan beside a cabinet.

Portrait of Julie Farmer

1874

Pencil sketch of a mountain road with a horse-drawn carriage climbing a steep rocky pass, with handwritten notes.

Porters Pass looking up

1866

Pencil sketch of a mountain pass with a tall rock face, riders on a winding path, and scattered boulders.

Weka Pass

1866

Pencil sketch of tall birch trees with sparse branches and feathery foliage above shaded ground, with handwritten note below.

Birches on the Bealey Road

1866

Pencil sketch of a homestead with fence and outbuildings beside a stream, flax in the foreground, trees and hills behind.

Mr Donald's Wairarapa

1868

Pencil and wash sketch of a bush road with tall trees, tree ferns, and a rider on horseback, with mountains in the distance.

On the road to Akaroa

1865

Pencil sketch of a glacier valley with snowy peaks and steep cliffs, with a bird flying in the lower left.

View from the Mt Cook Range

1866

Watercolour of a fern-filled forest creek with a leaning tree trunk over rocks and shallow water.

Creek at Holmes Bay, Banks Peninsula (fuschia trees)

1866

Pencil and blue wash sketch of wooded hills rising above a calm creek with a small bridge, on a cream sheet.

Untitled (Mahinapua creek, south spit landing, Hokitika)

1866

Watercolour of golden hills and a wide plain with distant snow-capped mountains under a pale blue sky.

The Five Rivers Plains and the course of River Oreti, Southland

1866

Watercolor of a valley with a winding lake, golden plain, wooded foreground and blue hills under a cloudy sky.

Wairarapa Lake

1868

Grey wash drawing of a waterfall over cliffs above a lake, with a small sailboat and trees along the shore.

Untitled. (Lake Wakatipu)

1866

Pencil sketch of the stranded wreck Montezuma on a sandy beach at Hokitika, with waves and distant ships.

Wreck of the Montezuma, Hokitika

1866

Panoramic watercolour of a lake among mountains, with small figures on a foreground ridge and a pale sky above.

Lake Wanaka

1866

Pencil drawing of tall trees and bush beside an open clearing, with faint trunks receding at the left.

Bush at Eglinton, Te Anau Lake

1866

Pencil sketch of a river crossing with a rowboat, shallow water, and distant mountains under clouds, with handwritten colour

Crossing the Teremakau between Hokitika and the Greymouth

1866

Panoramic pencil drawing of a lake ringed by mountains, with trees and wooded hills in the foreground.

Untitled (Lake Manapouri)

1866

Pencil sketch of a reclining man in a cap by a ship's rail, with a small sailing boat on the water below.

Untitled - Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

1866

Pencil sketch of a rocky stream winding through dense forest with tall trees and ferns, a small figure in the clearing.

Near Alexander's accommodation house

1866

Panoramic pencil sketch of a lake with a large mountain at left and receding hills, with handwritten place notes.

Lake Pukaki, evening

1866

Pencil sketch of Gibson's Quay in Hokitika with moored sailing ships, a wooden wharf, waterfront buildings and distant mounta

Gibson's Quay, Hokitika

1866

Pencil drawing of a tall waterfall pouring down a rocky cliff through dense trees to a lake below.

Waterfall on the Wakatipu Lake

1866

Watercolour of a winding creek, a small white bridge, and wooded hills in a valley, by Nicholas Chevalier.

Tarohonga Creek, Rimutaka Road

1868

Watercolor and pencil landscape of a winding river crossing plains toward distant hills, with rocks and buildings in the fore

The Mataura River and the Waimea Plains from Mr McNeill's station

1866

Pencil sketch of a mud cottage beside a winding road, framed by tall trees, with hills and a distant bay beyond.

View of a mud cottage on the road to an unknown bay

1866

Pencil sketch of mountains above a calm lake, with cattle grazing on the shore and trees in the foreground.

Loch Katrine

1866