Kōrero: Ngā ariā mō te pūtakenga mai o te Māori
This painting depicts the scene of the French explorer Marc Joseph Marion du Fresne’s demise at Manawaora Bay in Northland, in 1772. Artists in Europe often indulged in romantic interpretations of the South Seas. The columns of the storehouse on the right are more Roman than Māori.
Mō tēnei mea
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: G-824-3
Drawing by Charles Meryon
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.