English School, 19th century
Lot 76 Property from the Collection of the late Sir Walter Lawry Buller (1838-1906)

English School, 19th century

Portraits of Sir Walter Lawry Buller, N.Z.C., K.C.M.G., F.R.S., his wife Charlotte Buller (née Mair), his father Rev. James Buller, and a presumed portrait of Jane Buller, all half lengths

Closed23 September 2010

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GBP 3,750

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English School, 19th century
Portraits of Sir Walter Lawry Buller, N.Z.C., K.C.M.G., F.R.S., his wife Charlotte Buller (née Mair), his father Rev. James Buller, and a presumed portrait of Jane Buller, all half lengths
oil on canvas
unframed, one unstretched
30 x 25in. (76.2 x 63.5cm.) and similar (4)

Specialist note

The naturalist Sir Walter Buller was born at the Wesleyan mission, Newark at Pakanae in the Hokianga, the son of a Cornish missionary,Rev. James Buller, who had helped convert the people of Tonga to
Methodism. A portrait of Sir Walter by Ethel Mortlock is in the collection of the National Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongawera, Wellington.