Hemi Pomara was a Māori man of chiefly status, from the Chatham Islands. In his youth, he was taken to Sydney, and then London, before returning to New Zealand, via Barbados, where he was shipwrecked. A daguerreotype of Pomara is the oldest known photograph of any Māori person. A novel and a planned film are based on his life.
Portrait by George French Angas, (painted 1844–1846), now in the National Library of New Zealand
George French Angas, also known as G.F.A., was an English explorer, naturalist, painter and poet who emigrated to Australia. His paintings are held in a number of important Australian public art collections. He was the eldest son of George Fife Angas, who was prominent in the early days of the colonisation of South Australia.
George French Angas, c. 1870 (by Maull & Co.)
Studio Portrait of George French Angas, ca. 1865
Genadendal Mission Station, South Africa (c. 1849)