Lower left (l.l.) with brush: Woollaston ’58; u.l. on mount: West Coast 17 miles north of Greymouth; verso in ballpoint pen: Destroy or give to the Hocken Library if they would care for it
verso original mount: Painted by T. Woollaston 30 Oct 1933 at Ratanui homestead, at that date owned by Mr M. Arthur. This is a sketch of one of his twin sons; label: Darby & Hannan, New Plymouth
Lower right with brush: Woollaston; lower centre in pencil: M.T. Woollaston; verso in oil: [ A142, painting by W.H. Allen titled Study of Tui Northey, Dunedin. ca 1928]
James Young (1862-1934) was Curator of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens from 1908-1933, having trained in England and worked in Victoria, Australia. As an expert on roses—the Christchurch Botanic Gardens rosery was probably the largest in…