# Art: Christchurch records Every Art record the archive holds about Christchurch, 137 of them, 1890–1900, oldest first. 100 records shown of 137, each link goes to the institution that keeps the original. - [Crossing the Teremakau River](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/37863), 1876-01-01, by Nicholas Chevalier, Art - [The wool season](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/37134), 1885-01-01, by John Gibb, Art - [Two swaggers boiling a billy of tea, Milford Sound](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/575302), 1886-01-01, by John Gibb, Art - [Rock study, Sumner](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/36089), 1890-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [My first trial](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/41949), 1890-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Marken funeral barge](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/41414), 1890-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [An 1891 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/37733), 1891-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of Heathcote, in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416393), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of church in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416421), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of distant church in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416419), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch with buildings in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416375), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of house in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416372), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [An Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/38156), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416413), 1893-01-01, no. 1416413, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416423), 1893-01-01, no. 1416423, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416378), 1893-01-01, no. 1416378, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416397), 1893-01-01, no. 1416397, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416414), 1893-01-01, no. 1416414, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416390), 1893-01-01, no. 1416390, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Landscape in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416368), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Landscape sketch from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417983), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of landscape in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416400), 1893-01-01, no. 1416400, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Horse and cart in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416395), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Figure sketch in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416396), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Marked page from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1418018), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417942), 1893-01-01, no. 1417942, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of trees in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416383), 1893-01-01, no. 1416383, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Landscape sketch from An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416366), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of landfroms in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416409), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Landscape sketch in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416398), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of hills in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416377), 1893-01-01, no. 1416377, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of trees in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416407), 1893-01-01, no. 1416407, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of hills from An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416392), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of hills in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416389), 1893-01-01, no. 1416389, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of landscape in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416386), 1893-01-01, no. 1416386, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Two sketches in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416405), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of sailboat in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416370), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Campfire scene from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417940), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Page from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417986), 1893-01-01, no. 1417986, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch in an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417987), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417943), 1893-01-01, no. 1417943, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Elevation from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417963), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketches in an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417951), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417962), 1893-01-01, no. 1417962, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch from An Otira Sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417915), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417922), 1893-01-01, no. 1417922, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Plant study in an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417934), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of mountain in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416415), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of landforms in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416412), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Landscape sketch in an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417985), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Page from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417988), 1893-01-01, no. 1417988, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Landform sketch in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416388), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Couple in interior in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416360), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Two scenes from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417991), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1418014), 1893-01-01, no. 1418014, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of hills/peaks from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417974), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of road from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1418008), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of Porters Pass from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417966), 1893-01-01, no. 1417966, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of cottage in an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417944), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Inner front cover of An Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417916), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of hills/ mountain in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416416), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [sketch of cows grazing in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416367), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of girl with cat in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416424), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of two young girls in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416371), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Name and address in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416391), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of cow in landscape in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416410), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of a figure in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416408), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of seated man in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416363), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of cottage from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417948), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Horse and wagon from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417961), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Figure on mountain road in an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417968), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of mountains in An Otira Sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417921), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of hills in an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417977), 1893-01-01, no. 1417977, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Page with no subject from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1418015), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Distant landscape view from an Otira sketcbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1418012), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of figure kneeling in an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417995), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of hills in an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417952), 1893-01-01, no. 1417952, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of Porters Pass from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417958), 1893-01-01, no. 1417958, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Mountain Stream, Otira Gorge](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/41951), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch inscribed Porters Pass from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417960), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of a kettle in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416418), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of man reading in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416404), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Double page landscape sketch from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417980), 1893-01-01, no. 1417980, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of hills from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1418006), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of an overmantle in an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417993), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Double page landscape sketch from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417979), 1893-01-01, no. 1417979, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Inside back cover of An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416426), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Inside front cover of An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416425), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of cows in field in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416403), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of three cats in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416420), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of seated cat in An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416422), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of figure in an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417954), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of a bucket from An Otira Sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417918), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of Porters Pass from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417928), 1893-01-01, no. 1417928, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of rock formation from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417989), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Marks on page from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1418017), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of mountain pass in an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417929), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch of cottage and cart from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417950), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Sketch entitled Mt Torlesse, Springfield from an Otira sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1417965), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art - [Obscured sketch of two standing figures fom An 1893 sketchbook](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1416365), 1893-01-01, by Petrus van der Velden, Art ## Questions, answered briefly **What was the Art?** A newspaper on the Papers Past shelf, the archive holds 137 of its records that mention Christchurch, 1890–1900. The full run lives at the National Library, not here. **How much of the Art does the archive hold?** 137 records, the #49 heaviest file of the 278 mastheads on the shelf. **Where are the Art originals?** Papers Past, the National Library’s newspaper archive, every record row here links out to the issue it came from. --- The originals live at Papers Past (paperspast.natlib.govt.nz) · data: https://api.chch.live/paper?slug=art · the laid-out page: https://www.chch.live/paper/art Printing beside it: Star, https://www.chch.live/paper/star · Evening Post, https://www.chch.live/paper/evening-post · Auckland Weekly News, https://www.chch.live/paper/auckland-weekly-news · Ellesmere Guardian, https://www.chch.live/paper/ellesmere-guardian · Photographs / He Whakaahua, https://www.chch.live/paper/photographs-he-whakaahua · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, https://www.chch.live/paper/akaroa-mail-and-banks-peninsula-advertiser · Ashburton Guardian, https://www.chch.live/paper/ashburton-guardian · Photography, https://www.chch.live/paper/photography