ATCHERLEY, Henry Mount Langton

Colour sergeant in the Waikato Militia 1st Regiment 18/8/1863–18/12/1866: from 1869–70 served with the Opotiki volunteer rangers as sergeant. Was in action at Te Ranga; Waioeka; Opotiki; Akeake Tauranga; Whakamarama; Purako; Rotorua; Waimana; Whakatane. In 1877 exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts as an Auckland member, by 1881 was in Christchurch exhibiting with the Canterbury Society of Arts as a Christchurch member and was on the Council 1881–85; by 1895 was in Wellington exhibiting with NZ Academy of Fine Arts 1895–99. In 1898 exhibited a watcrcolour with Auckland Society of Arts–it was of a New South Wales subject suggesting he had possibly been in Australia when not apparently exhibiting in New Zealand. In 1901 was listed as Wellington artist, Wise's; painted lively watercolours usually of Maori subjects, and sometimes of military operations. Represented: Turnbull and Hocken.