Charles Decimus Barraud

New Zealander, 1822 – 1897

Charles Decimus Barraud was a New Zealand pharmacist and artist. The tenth recorded child of William Francis Barraud and his wife, Sophia Hull, Charles was born in Camberwell, Surrey, England on 9 May 1822.

He emigrated with his family to New Zealand, arriving in Wellington in August 1849. His wife was a cousin of Judge Henry Samuel Chapman, and it was Chapman who encouraged the emigration, lending the Barrauds a cottage when they arrived, and in which they lived until their own house had been built.

Barraud quickly set up shop in Lambton Quay as a pharmacist. At the same time he soon gained recognition as an artist, at this point regarded as an "enthusiastic amateur", and working mostly in watercolours. He painted the children of Henry William Petre in 1850, but the visiting Charlotte Godley, who wanted a portrait of her son Arthur, was scathing of his talent:

There is a chemist here who has lately turned artist, and who has perpetrated a few likenesses, very like, but very bad... If it were likely to be tolerable I should so like to have Arthur done, but I am afraid it would be only a disappointment.

Barraud married Sarah Maria Style on 17 March 1849 at St Lawrence's Church, Southampton. The marriage produced six recorded sons and three daughters.

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Mt. Cook from Tasman Valley

Mt. Cook from Tasman Valley (1891)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

Wellington

Wellington (1871)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

View of Mt. Aspiring, Province of Otago, looking north up the Valley of Matekitiki River from Dr Hector’s camp of 1863

View of Mt. Aspiring, Province of Otago, looking north up the Valley of Matekitiki River from Dr Hector’s camp of 1863 (1866)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

Untitled (New Zealand seascape)

Untitled (New Zealand seascape) (1863)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

The White Terraces

The White Terraces (1881)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

The Valley of the Derwent, Tasmania

The Valley of the Derwent, Tasmania (1891)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

The Ministerial Residence

The Ministerial Residence (1862)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

The Manawatu

The Manawatu (1873)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

Southern lake

Southern lake (1871)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

Settlement at Port Ross, Auckland Islands

Settlement at Port Ross, Auckland Islands (1850)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro (1878)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

Rimutaka railway from above Cross Creek

Rimutaka railway from above Cross Creek (1887)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand river scene

New Zealand river scene (1869)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Wairarapa Lake.

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Wairarapa Lake. (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Wellington Harbour.

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Wellington Harbour. (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

A South Island scene

A South Island scene (1871)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

Mt. Cook

Mt. Cook (1884)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Auckland Harbour

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Auckland Harbour (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Lake Taupo

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Lake Taupo (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Mount Alford.

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Mount Alford. (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Mt Egmont.

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Mt Egmont. (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Nelson.

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Nelson. (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Otira Gorge, West Coast Road.

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Otira Gorge, West Coast Road. (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Rangitikei.

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Rangitikei. (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Te Tarata Roto-mahana.

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Te Tarata Roto-mahana. (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

Our artist

Our artist (1868)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. The Remarkables (Title page)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. The Remarkables (Title page) (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Plate VI. Scraps from my sketchbook.

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Plate VI. Scraps from my sketchbook. (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Plate V. Wai-au River

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Plate V. Wai-au River (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Plate V. The Bluff Harbour

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. Plate V. The Bluff Harbour (1877)

Charles Decimus Barraud (New Zealander, 1822 – 1897)

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