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Nicholas Chevalier

148 works

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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