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94: 22: 308: 115:, the most significant painter of Māori subjects. In New Zealand, Steele painted portraits, racehorses, and scenes from history. Some of his history paintings were on a large scale, produced in collaboration with other artists. 85:
Steele married Marie Louise Alexandrine Piatti some time before 1871. They had two sons, Ernest Henri and Louis John Sisson Piatti (born August 1871).
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The contents of Steele's studio were auctioned on 16 August 1917; he died in Auckland on 12 December 1918.
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in 1872 and 1875. From 1881 to 1886, Steele showed etchings at the Academy.
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Steele's parents were the surgeon John Sisson Steele and Harriet (
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Steele emigrated to New Zealand in around 1886, settling in
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Reigate
Surrey
née
École nationale supĂ©rieure des Beaux-Arts
Paris
Florence
Franco-Prussian War
Paris Commune
Britain
Royal Academy of Arts

Auckland
Charles Frederick Goldie
Théodore Géricault
Raft of the Medusa
John Logan Campbell
Parnell Rose Gardens






Stacpoole, John
"Louis John Steele"
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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