William Potts (1859 - 1947) - photo 1

William Potts

William Potts was a New Zealand artist and lithographer.

He is known as the author of illustrations for The History of New Zealand and Descriptions of its Cities and Towns.... and the Natural Wonders of New Zealand" (1889), which was edited by the noted politician Edward Gibbon Wakefield. Most impressive in this series of prints is the last color chromolithograph, which depicts on a large scale the 1886 eruption of the Taraweera volcano near Rotorua on the North Island, one of the deadliest natural disasters ever to befall New Zealand.

Date and place of birt:1859, New Zealand
Date and place of death:1947, New Zealand
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver
Genre:Landscape painting
Art style:Romanticism

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Charles Kuwasseg (1833 - 1904)
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Jean Gabriel Scheffer (1979 - 1876)
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Joaquin Dominguez Becker (1817 - 1879)
Joaquin Dominguez Becker
1817 - 1879
David Cox (1783 - 1859)
David Cox
1783 - 1859
Peder Balke (1804 - 1887)
Peder Balke
1804 - 1887
Fritz Georg Sigfried Melbye (1826 - 1869)
Fritz Georg Sigfried Melbye
1826 - 1869
Jules-Romain Joyant (1803 - 1854)
Jules-Romain Joyant
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Luigi Zuccoli (1815 - 1876)
Luigi Zuccoli
1815 - 1876
Georges Gassies (1829 - 1919)
Georges Gassies
1829 - 1919
Christian Breslauer (1802 - 1882)
Christian Breslauer
1802 - 1882
Georg Papperitz (1846 - 1918)
Georg Papperitz
1846 - 1918
Henri Cleenewerck (1818 - 1901)
Henri Cleenewerck
1818 - 1901
George Caleb Bingham (1811 - 1879)
George Caleb Bingham
1811 - 1879
Alexandre Bida (1813 - 1895)
Alexandre Bida
1813 - 1895
Charles Ernest Butler (1864 - 1933)
Charles Ernest Butler
1864 - 1933
Theodore Lane (1800 - 1828)
Theodore Lane
1800 - 1828