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Horatio Gordon Robley

British officer, cartoonist, collector and author (1840–1930)

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Images by Horatio Gordon Robley

9 images from works
  • Te Kuha: a carver and warrior. Watercolour by H.G. Robley.
  • Henare Taratoa: a chief of the Ngai Te Rangi tribe, in the heroic act of getting water for the British wounded at the battle of Gate Pa, a Maori victory in the Waikato War, 28 April 1864. Watercolour by H.G. Robley, 1864.
  • Te Mutu: portrait showing detail of moko design, Tauranga 1864. Watercolour by H.G. Robley, 1864.
  • Maori warrior Reweti and a wounded comrade in the Gate Pa pits, 30 April 1864. Watercolour by H.G. Robley, 1864.
  • People walking in a street of Port Louis, Mauritius. Wood engraving after H.G. Robley, 1881.
  • Te Manawa: an Arawa warrior. Watercolour by H.G. Robley.
  • Puhoro: tracing of the chisel cuts used in a Maori design of tattooing on the thigh. Watercolour by H.G. Robley.
  • Maori warrior lying dead in the fern near Gate Pa, 30 April 1864. Watercolour by H.G. Robley, 1864.
  • An ensemble of Burmese musicians playing traditional instruments at a funeral. Wood engraving, 1872, after H.G. Robley.

Works from the collections

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    Henare Taratoa: a chief of the Ngai Te Rangi tribe, in the heroic act of getting water for the British wounded at the battle of Gate Pa, a Maori victory in the Waikato War, 28 April 1864. Watercolour by H.G. Robley, 1864.

    Horatio Gordon Robley | Date: [1864?] | Reference: 527803i
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    People walking in a street of Port Louis, Mauritius. Wood engraving after H.G. Robley, 1881.

    Horatio Gordon Robley | Date: [1881] | Reference: 577873i
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    Matene Te Nga (1800-1898): oldest chief of the Ngati Maru tribe, Hauraki Gulf. Watercolour by H.G. Robley.

    Horatio Gordon Robley | Reference: 533439i
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    Names of moko designs: drawing of a tattooed face with numbers and text. Drawing by H.G. Robley.

    Horatio Gordon Robley | Reference: 533487i
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    An ensemble of Burmese musicians playing traditional instruments at a funeral. Wood engraving, 1872, after H.G. Robley.

    Horatio Gordon Robley | Date: 1872 | Reference: 34079i
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Related topics

Maori People
New Zealand
Tattooing
Tauranga
Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana (N.Z.)
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Myanmar
Bands (Music)
Music - Performance

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