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Charles Heaphy Cruz Vitória (Londres, 1820 – Brisbane, 3 de agosto de 1881) foi um pintor e agrimensor neozelandês nascido na Inglaterra e ganhador da Cruz Vitória, a maior condecoração militar por bravura "em face do inimigo" que poderia ser concedida aos britânicos e às forças do Império na época.
Charles Heaphy VC (1820 – 3 August 1881) was an English-born New Zealand explorer and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest military award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that could be awarded to British and Empire forces at the time. He was the first soldier of the New Zealand armed forces to be awarded the VC.
8 de nov. de 2017 · Learn about the life and achievements of Charles Heaphy, a versatile colonial figure who was an artist, explorer, soldier and administrator. He was the first New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross for his bravery in the Waikato War.
Heaphy, Charles. 1820–1881. Draughtsman, artist, surveyor, explorer, soldier, public servant. This biography, written by Michael Fitzgerald, was first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 1990. Charles Heaphy was born in London, England, probably in 1820, the youngest of five children.
Charles Heaphy 1820-1881. Artist, draughtsman and explorer. The young Charles Heaphy was initially employed by the New Zealand Company as an artist and draughtsman, but his duties were varied and included helping to chart the coastline and channels of the new colony. Charles Heaphy The Nelson Provincial Museum, Tyree Studio Collection 68969/3.
Charles Heaphy 's watercolour of Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont) has become one of the icons of New Zealand painting. Heaphy painted the work in 1840, when he was still a young man – no more than 20 – and was employed as the artist and draughtsman for the New Zealand Company.
Heaphy is commonly regarded as being the most perceptive of this group. At the age of 17, he was appointed artist and draughtsman to the New Zealand Company and sailed in May 1839 with Captain William Wakefield on the Tory .
