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Name/Title

"Pukeko"

Painting of a pukeko walking through marshes. Blades of vegetation are visible in the foreground and background. Painted in black, blues, reds, greens, brown and white.

Accession No

PA2008.024

Name/Title

"Fantail"

Pencil sketch of an adult fantail perched on a branch above two chicks. The birds are surrounded by foliage and several mushrooms.

Accession No

PA2008.028

Name/Title

"Iris and Forsythia"

Pencil, watercolour and gouache botanical drawing of iris and forsythia plant specimens. The specimens have been drawn in pencil and colour added only to certain areas of the drawing. Where painted, the detail is exceptionally fine.

Accession No

PA2008.100

Name/Title

"Banks' Florilegium: Part XXI, New Zealand (plates 424-446)"

Part XXI (21) of Banks' Florilegium containing 23 colour prints relating to New Zealand, printed from the original copperplate engravings in 1986 by Alecto Historical Editions in association with The British Museum (Natural History). The prints illustrate plants collected on Captain James Cook’s first voyage round the world in "H.M.S. Endeavour" (1768-1771). The specimens were gathered and classified by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., K.B., P.C., P.R.S., and Dr Daniel Solander, F.R.S., and were accurately engraved between 1771 and 1784 after drawings taken from nature by Sydney Parkinson.

Accession No

PA2011.112

Name/Title

"Banks' Florilegium: Part XXII, New Zealand (plates 447-469)"

Part XXII (22) of Banks' Florilegium containing 23 colour prints relating to New Zealand, printed from the original copperplate engravings in 1986 by Alecto Historical Editions in association with The British Museum (Natural History). The prints illustrate plants collected on Captain James Cook’s first voyage round the world in "H.M.S. Endeavour" (1768-1771). The specimens were gathered and classified by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., K.B., P.C., P.R.S., and Dr Daniel Solander, F.R.S., and were accurately engraved between 1771 and 1784 after drawings taken from nature by Sydney Parkinson.

Accession No

PA2011.113