Gottfried Lindauer

Pikirakau

Pikirakau by Gottfried Lindauer

Artwork Detail

Mrs Pikirakau, Bloody Queen Mary, who killed six rebels and stripped them of their arms, for which Sir George Grey gave her £30 and requested her not to fight again. Lindauer carefully inscribed the above text on the back of the painting. The highly-spirited wahine toa Mrs Pikirakau was so effective that Governor Grey paid for her retirement.

Title
Pikirakau
Artist/creator
Gottfried Lindauer
Production date
circa 1910
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
1069 x 615 x 50 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr H E Partridge, 1915
Accession no
1915/2/26
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
New Zealand Art
Display status
On display

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