Horatio Robley Collection

Date1865Reference NumberArt 21-007 to 21-110DescriptionHoratio Gordon Robley was born at Madeira on 28 June 1840, his father being a captain in the Indian Army. In 1858 he purchased an ensigncy in the 68th Durham Light Infantry. After a short period of training he joined his regiment in Burma where he remained for nearly five years. In 1860 Robley was sent home to England for a period of sick leave. Later in the same year he was present at the siege of Delhi; afterwards, at Rangoon, he assumed command of the guard of King Bahadur Shad.

In 1863 the 68th Regiment left Burma for New Zealand and, in the following April, Robley took his troops to Tauranga to join General Cameron's forces attacking Gate Pa. Here he remained for 19 months during which his amazing series of sketches of Maori life were executed. Until shortly before his death in England on 29 October 1930, Robley maintained a lively correspondence with distinguished New Zealanders. His interest in tattoo and in preserved heads never diminished.

This collection contains four original framed paintings.CreatorRobley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930

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Index to waka tauā racing on Tauranga harbour

Waka tauā racing on Tauranga harbour

Haka peruperu by Te Arawa at Maketū

Māori sentry on gate at Maketū, 1865

Major General H. G. Robley, later in life. Te Papa reference O.013385

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Horatio Robley Collection