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Watercolor of two sailing ships anchored in a tropical harbour with canoes, palm trees and figures on the beach.

'Discovery' and 'Resolution' at Tahiti

Pencil sketch of a cable car on overhead cables crossing a wooded hillside, with handwritten notes below.

Sketch of a cable car. From An 1891 sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1891

Pencil sketch of a peaked mountain with rocky slopes in an open sketchbook, with faint landscape marks on the left page.

Sketch of mountains in An Otira Sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Hand-coloured print of two sailing ships in a bay, armed boats and a crowd on a palm-lined shore before mountains.

A view of Owhyhee, one of the Sandwich Islands

John Cleveley Junior, 1787

Charcoal sketch of jagged mountain peaks above a valley with a winding river in the foreground.

Sketch of mountain pass in an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Pencil sketch of a cottage, church spire and cart under loose cloud strokes, with handwritten notes above.

Sketch of cottage and cart from an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Charcoal sketch of dark scrubby hills and a faint distant ridgeline on a sketchbook page, numbered 37.

Sketch of hills in an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Loose charcoal sketch of a hooded seated figure beside dark hatched shading and vertical strokes on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of figure in an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Watercolour of a river flowing between steep cliffs and a distant mountain under a cloudy, muted sky.

Hawks Crag, Buller River by moonlight

William Marshall Cooper, 1873

Pencil sketch of a rugged mountain landscape with rocky slopes, inscribed Porters Pass, on a sketchbook page.

Sketch inscribed Porters Pass from an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Pencil sketch of a hillside elevation with shaded slopes, a vertical marker line with handwritten notes, and small trees.

Elevation from an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Muted watercolor of a cottage with smoking chimney, a cow on a path, and hills under a hazy sky.

Landscape with cottage

Charles Decimus Barraud, 1850

Pencil sketch of a hillside with a winding road and a small standing figure, numbered 53 in a sketchbook.

Figure on mountain road in an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Pencil sketch of a dim interior with a table, chairs and a group of men in hats gathered near a counter.

Two page depiction of interior in an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Pencil and watercolour drawing of a red-roofed cottage in a clearing with trees, hills and a small cart.

Fern House, Hutt River

George Frederick Swainson, 1850

Pencil and charcoal sketch of sloping mountain terrain with hatched shading on a numbered sketchbook page.

Landscape sketch from an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Loose charcoal sketch of clouds over a dark shoreline with rocks and water, on a sketchbook page.

Landscape sketch in an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Pencil drawing of a still life with shells, flowers and a patterned cloth, with a harbour town and a bird seen through a wind

Wings over water

Frances Hodgkins, 1931

Pencil sketchbook page with loose studies of tree trunks and foliage on the left, handwritten notes, and a blank right side.

Page from an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Charcoal sketch of angular rocks and a dark ridge on a sketchbook page numbered 74.

Sketch of rock formation from an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Watercolor of a stag with large antlers standing in a woodland pond beside a big tree.

Stag

Pencil sketchbook page with handwritten companion names and loose sketches of an implement.

Names of companions and sketch in an Otira sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Watercolor street scene of gabled houses, a church tower, and figures walking on a road in soft grey-brown tones.

Street scene

Watercolor landscape with tall trees, workers in a field, a rider near a fence, and hills under a cloudy sky.

At Cheshunt

Pencil sketch of a seated figure in an interior with wooden beams and vertical posts.

Dutch interior

Petrus van der Velden

Watercolour drawing of a stone church with a crenellated tower and gothic windows, framed by a tree under a cloudy sky.

Abbey Dore, Herefordshire

Brown wash drawing of a river scene with a church spire, trees, a sailing boat and a riverside building.

A Putney bridge

Grey wash drawing of a woody landscape with a cottage, a pond, a cloaked figure and a small boat on tan paper.

Woody landscape with horseman near a pond by a cottage

Thomas Gainsborough

Watercolor of farm buildings with a thatched barn, cottage with chimney, and large trees under a pale sky.

Farm buildings

Brown ink drawing of a crowded classical city scene with temples, columns, statues, a horse, and figures on steps.

The presentation of the Virgin

Giuseppe Cesari

Watercolour of riders and a pack horse crossing a rocky stream through a dense forest with large trees.

Crossing the Teremakau River

Nicholas Chevalier, 1876

Watercolour of moored fishing boats and figures beside a quay in calm, hazy harbour water under a pale sky.

Quiet evening, Concarneau

Terrick Williams