Legacy - Royal Portraits from Government House

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Where: Tairawhiti Museum, Stout St, Gisborne Show map

Restrictions: All Ages

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Admission: Free

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Legacy, an exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery, consists primarily of royal portraits from the Norrie Collection gifted to New Zealand by Sir Willoughby (Governor General of New Zealand 1952-57) and Lady Norrie in 1957. This exhibition will be one of the highlights of the art gallery exhibition programme in 2011.

The history of the British Kings and Queens was once a core part of the New Zealand school curriculum. Today few adults and even fewer children are able to recite this royal lineage, unless they read historical novels and attend the films that have revived popular interest in Henry VIII, Mary I and Elizabeth I in particular. Their portraits will be a primary focus for visitors to this exhibition. No doubt the portrait of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector during the Commonwealth Period 1653-58, will also attract much attention. Cromwell was responsible for the beheading of King Charles I, whose portrait is also included in the exhibition.

Also included in the exhibition is Sir Nathanial Dance-Holland’s portrait of Captain Charles Clerke, painted in 1776. Clerke sailed as a master’s mate with Cook on the Endeavour on his first Pacific voyage when first contact was made with Maori at Turanganui. The portrait, thought possibly to have been commissioned by Joseph Banks, was later owned by Admiral Isaac Smith, Mrs Elizabeth Cook’s cousin. Both Banks and Smith also sailed with Cook on the Endeavour. This portrait is thought to be the first painting in oils of a Maori and European together.