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Haurongo: Greenwood, Sarah

John Danforth Greenwood, painted by Sarah Greenwood

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John Danforth Greenwood, painted by Sarah Greenwood
Sarah Greenwood recorded her experience of pioneer life in the Nelson district from 1843 in numerous paintings and drawings. In 1852 she painted portraits of family members, including her husband, John Danforth Greenwood, to send to her mother in England.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Sarah Greenwood Collection (A-252-021/029)

Reference: A-252-021

Watercolour by Sarah Greenwood

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.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Janet Paul. 'Greenwood, Sarah', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/221/john-danforth-greenwood-painted-by-sarah-greenwood (accessed 4 June 2026).