Gustavus Von Tempsky b. 15 February 1828

Also known as Gustavus Von Tempsky, Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Best known in New Zealand as the Prussian-born adventurer and daring guerrilla-type fighter, and for the intricately detailed watercolours recording the events of the Waikato and Wanganui Campaigns in the 1860s, 'Memoranda of the New Zealand Campaign 1863-1864'.
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associate of
Robert O'Hara Burke
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spouse of
Emilia Ross Bell
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relative of
Charles Napier Bell
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relative of
Jane Grimwood
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parent of
Lina Von Tempsky
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associate of
Frank Varley
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)

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Related collections
  • Private collections: New Zealand, England, Hawaii. (collected in)
  • Waikato Art Museum, Hamilton, NZ (collected in)
  • Te Awamutu and District Museum, Te Awamutu, NZ (collected in)
  • Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Christchurch, NZ (collected in)
  • Hocken Library, Dunedin, NZ (collected in)
  • Hawkes Bay Art Gallery and Museum, Napier, NZ (collected in)
  • Auckland Institute Museum, Auckland, NZ (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Private collections: New Zealand, England, Hawaii. (collected in)
  • Waikato Art Museum, Hamilton, NZ (collected in)
  • Te Awamutu and District Museum, Te Awamutu, NZ (collected in)
  • Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Christchurch, NZ (collected in)
  • Hocken Library, Dunedin, NZ (collected in)
  • Hawkes Bay Art Gallery and Museum, Napier, NZ (collected in)
  • Auckland Institute Museum, Auckland, NZ (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, NZ (collected in)
  • Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)