BABBAGE, Herbert Ivan R.W.S. 1875-1916

Born Adelaide, his family moved to New Zealand settling first in Hawera, then Wanganui. Studied at Wanganui Technical College and worked as a pupil teacher under the painter D. E. Hutton 1899-1904. In 1904 went to Europe: studied in London and at the Julian Academy, Paris. On his return about 1909, held one man shows in Wellington, Wanganui and New Plymouth. Served in die 1914-18 war and is said to have died through exposure on sentry duty. A collection of his watercolours is in Turnbull; also represented in Sarjeant Gallery, and Hocken.

Una Platts: 19th Century New Zealand Artists, A Guide & Handbook.