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Biography: Angas, George French

Three chiefs, painted by George French Angas

Three chiefs, painted by George French Angas

George French Angas published these portraits of three chiefs, including Waikato leader Pōtatau Te Wherowhero (left), Te Waru (centre) and Te Pakaru (right), in The New Zealanders illustrated (1847).

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Moira M. Long. 'Angas, George French', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/2107/three-chiefs-painted-by-george-french-angas (accessed 4 June 2026).