Story: Rural mythologies
Henry Porcher Lance’s lithograph appeared as the frontispiece of the first edition of Lady Barker’s book, Station life in New Zealand (1870). Her account of living on a sheep run in inland Canterbury strengthened for British readers the positive image of the family farm in New Zealand.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-256-015
Tinted lithograph by Henry Porcher Lance
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.