Story: Stock and station agencies

Painting for Dalgety head office

Painting for Dalgety head office

This painting of prize Shorthorn cows and bulls by George Ferdinand Fodor was commissioned by Dalgety & Co. in the 1880s. It may have been exhibited at the 1886 Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: G-389
Oil on canvas by George Ferdinand Fodor

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Hugh Stringleman, 'Stock and station agencies - Origins', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/artwork/17382/painting-for-dalgety-head-office (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Hugh Stringleman, published 24 Nov 2008