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

Creators Romanticism

Elizabeth Thompson (1846 - 1933)
Elizabeth Thompson
1846 - 1933
Hubert Sattler (1817 - 1904)
Hubert Sattler
1817 - 1904
Carl Morgenstern (1811 - 1893)
Carl Morgenstern
1811 - 1893
Auguste Anastasi (1820 - 1889)
Auguste Anastasi
1820 - 1889
Johannes Hilverdink (1813 - 1902)
Johannes Hilverdink
1813 - 1902
Paul Sandby Munn (1773 - 1845)
Paul Sandby Munn
1773 - 1845
Herman Wilhelm Bissen (1798 - 1868)
Herman Wilhelm Bissen
1798 - 1868
Alonzo Chappel (1828 - 1887)
Alonzo Chappel
1828 - 1887
Salvatore Tonci (1756 - 1844)
Salvatore Tonci
1756 - 1844
Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo (1843 - 1905)
Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo
1843 - 1905
Franz Xaver Reinhold (1816 - 1893)
Franz Xaver Reinhold
1816 - 1893
Theodor Franz Zimmermann (1808 - 1880)
Theodor Franz Zimmermann
1808 - 1880
Hermann Seeger (1857 - 1945)
Hermann Seeger
1857 - 1945
Jose Dominguez Becker (1805 - 1841)
Jose Dominguez Becker
1805 - 1841
John Dollman (1851 - 1934)
John Dollman
1851 - 1934
James Alexander Walker (1831 - 1898)
James Alexander Walker
1831 - 1898