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

Ramsay Richard Reinagle (1775 - 1862)
Ramsay Richard Reinagle
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Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841 - 1905)
Louis-Ernest Barrias
1841 - 1905
Henry John Stock (1853 - 1930)
Henry John Stock
1853 - 1930
Cornelis Springer (1817 - 1891)
Cornelis Springer
1817 - 1891
Johan Thomas Lundbye (1818 - 1848)
Johan Thomas Lundbye
1818 - 1848
Albert Zimmermann (1808 - 1888)
Albert Zimmermann
1808 - 1888
Maximilian Wachsmuth (1859 - 1938)
Maximilian Wachsmuth
1859 - 1938
Rudolf Alfred Höger (1877 - 1930)
Rudolf Alfred Höger
1877 - 1930
Wilhelm Theodor Nocken (1830 - 1905)
Wilhelm Theodor Nocken
1830 - 1905
Arnold Schulten (1809 - 1874)
Arnold Schulten
1809 - 1874
Francesco Peluso (1836 - 1916)
Francesco Peluso
1836 - 1916
Hugh William Williams (1773 - 1829)
Hugh William Williams
1773 - 1829
Anna Peters (1843 - 1926)
Anna Peters
1843 - 1926
Daniel Fohr (1801 - 1862)
Daniel Fohr
1801 - 1862
August Wilhelm Leu (1818 - 1897)
August Wilhelm Leu
1818 - 1897
Edwin Austin Abbey (1852 - 1911)
Edwin Austin Abbey
1852 - 1911
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