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Nicholas Chevalier is a rather glamorous figure in nineteenth-century New Zealand painting. Born in St Petersburg of a Swiss father and a Russian mother, he had travelled widely in Europe and studied at the Academy of Munich and at the Royal Academy, London, before arriving in Dunedin on his first visit from Melbourne with his wife Caroline in 1865. On commission from the Otago and Canterbury Provincial Councils, he made a large number of pencil sketches and watercolours of the South Island. After four months he returned to his Australian base, but revisited New Zealand in November 1868 as part of the Duke of Edinburgh’s entourage on HMS Galatea. During this trip he travelled about the lower North Island and up the west coast as far as Wanganui. The two watercolours Near Paekakariki, Cook Strait and Kapiti that are directly associated with the large oil painting Cook Strait, New Zealand were likely to have been executed on this journey. It was typical practice of nineteenth-century landscape artists to use the sketches and watercolours made on site as the basis for an oil painting or large watercolour in the studio. Cook Strait, New Zealand was prepared and painted in this way. A comparison of the images reveals Chevalier’s differing aims in the respective media. While the watercolours are the more factual and topographical records of a first impression, the oil painting has been significantly altered. The three Maori waka in Near Paekakariki, Cook Strait are reproduced in the oil painting, though they have been transferred from Paekakariki beach to one further up the coast in order to align them geographically with the view of Kapiti Island. Similarly, the pattern of waves in Kapiti has been repeated in the oil painting. In Near Paekakariki, Cook Strait the figures engaged in a typical food-gathering activity add a picturesque element to the scene, while the figure with the horse in Kapiti serves to emphasise the breadth and depth of the seascape. In each of the watercolours the size of the figures in relation to their surroundings suggests the grandeur of nature and hence an element of the sublime. In the oil painting Chevalier has allowed the size of the canvas and the lowering clouds to convey this aspect of the romantic landscape tradition, and has left only the waka to suggest a human element. In his pencil drawings and watercolour sketches, Chevalier showed that he could focus on factual aspects and depict topographical details of a particular landscape or settlement. He noted down relevant details such as dates and times, names of locations and types of flora. Though used as visual notes towards the oil painting, however, both Near Paekakariki, Cook Strait and Kapiti are finished works in their own right. Together with the finely executed and exquisitely coloured watercolours Chevalier painted of the Duke of Edinburgh’s visits to Japan, China and India on his return voyage to England, they were most likely included in an 1872 exhibition. As the well-known journalist and art commentator James Dafforne noted, ‘[T]he results of these extensive travels formed the large and singularly interesting collection of sketches and drawings Chevalier exhibited at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham in manners and customs of the

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early life and career

Nicholas Chevalier (1828 - 1902) fue un artista ruso nacido en San Petersburgo, hijo de Louis Chevalier y su esposa rusa. Su padre emigró de Vaud, Suiza, para convertirse en administrador de las propiedades del príncipe Wittgenstein, asesor de Nicolás I, y en 1845 regresó a Suiza con su hijo pintor. Nicolas estudió pintura y arquitectura en Lausanne y Múnich donde ayudó con los planos del Palacio Ludwig I en Baviera.

artistic journey

Chevalier se trasladó a Londres en 1851 donde trabajó como ilustrador en litografía y acuarela. También diseñó una fuente que fue construida en los terrenos reales de Osborne para la Reina Victoria, y dos de sus pinturas fueron expuestas en la Academia en 1852. Estudios adicionales en Roma precedieron su traslado a Australia a finales de 1854.

Mount Arapiles fue una pintura de este período que es uno de sus trabajos más reconocidos.
Colaboró con Lady Barkly en un regalo para la princesa de Gales, presentando iconos de la vida australiana.
En 1864, su óleo The Buffalo Ranges fue seleccionado por la Galería Nacional de Victoria, convirtiéndose en la primera pintura pintada en Australia incluida en la colección de Melbourne.

legacy and later life

La vida posterior de Chevalier vio surgir una comisión para pintar un cuadro del matrimonio del Duque de Edimburgo. Estableció Londres como su hogar, exhibiendo en la Academia desde 1871 hasta 1887 aunque dejó de pintar prácticamente en 1895 pero su legado perdura.

Nicholas Chevalier se casó con Caroline Wilkie en 1855, hija de un antiguo amigo y relación de Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841).
Hablaba ruso, inglés, francés, alemán e italiano con fluidez y era músico amateur.
Las obras de Chevalier están alojadas en colecciones públicas incluyendo el Museo Nacional de Nueva Zelanda Te Papa Tongarewa, la Galería Pública de Dunedin y la Galería Nacional de Victoria.

Nicholas Chevalier

1828 - 1902 , Rusia

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Artistic Movement Or Style: Romanticismo
Artists Who Influenced This Artist: ['David Wilkie']
Date Of Birth: May 9, 1828
Date Of Death: March 15, 1902
Full Name: Nicholas Chevalier
Nationality: Ruso
Notable Artworks:
- Mount Arapiles
- El Rancho Grande
- La Isla Margarita
Place Of Birth: Saint Petersburg, Rusia

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