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Haurongo: Butler, Samuel

Self portrait in oils by Samuel Butler

Self portrait in oils by Samuel Butler

Though self-conscious about his short and swarthy physical appearance, Samuel Butler painted several self portraits including this one, said to date from 1866, several years after his sudden departure from New Zealand.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: G-546

Oil painting by Samuel Butler

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

Roger Robinson. 'Butler, Samuel', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/493/self-portrait-in-oils-by-samuel-butler (accessed 4 June 2026).