Story: Marsden, Samuel

Samuel Marsden

A head and shoulders oil painting of Samuel Marsden

Convict Joseph Backler painted this portrait in oils of Samuel Marsden, in Sydney some time between 1832 and 1838.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: G-620
Oil Painting by Joseph Backler

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How to cite this page:

G. S. Parsonson. 'Marsden, Samuel', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990, updated May, 2013. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1m16/marsden-samuel (accessed 8 June 2023)