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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

2,725 works

Portrait of Miss Gertrude Lewis. From the portfolio: The Work of E. Burne-Jones

Edward Burne-Jones, 1883

Black woodcut print of a hand with index finger pointing left, other fingers curled, on cream paper.

Untitled (pointing finger)

William Francis Gordon

Monochrome engraved botanical plate of a branch with long leaves, a pear-shaped fruit, and two cut fruit sections.

Xylomelum pyriforme (Gaertner) J. Knight

Sydney Parkinson

Engraved botanical plate of a climbing stem with oval leaves, pea-like flowers and a seed pod on a cream sheet.

Kennedia rubicunda (Schneevoogt) Ventenat

Sydney Parkinson

Monochrome botanical illustration of a branching Geranium plant with lobed leaves and small flowers on cream paper.

Geranium potentilloides L'Heritier ex de Candolle var potentilloides

Sydney Parkinson, 1895

Monochrome botanical drawing of a Persoonia falcata branch with narrow leaves, pale buds, and small flower dissections.

Persoonia falcata R. Brown

Sydney Parkinson

Botanical drawing of a slender plant with thin stems, narrow leaves, small white flowers and seed pods on cream paper.

Lechenaultia filiformis R. Brown

Sydney Parkinson

Engraved botanical plate of a flowering stem with broad leaves and clusters of small white tubular flowers.

Tournefortia sarmentosa Lamarck

Sydney Parkinson

Monochrome botanical print of a flowering shrub with branches, narrow leaves and small white star-shaped flowers on a cream s

Eriostemom buxifolius Smith in Rees

Sydney Parkinson

Engraved botanical plate of a branch with narrow leaves and small star-shaped flowers, with flower dissection drawings below.

Philotheca salsolifolia (Smith) Druce

Sydney Parkinson

Watercolor of a three-masted sailing ship under full cream sails on calm blue sea, with a flag at the stern.

Untitled [ HMS Rattlesnake ?]

William Frederick Mitchell, 1891

Watercolour of a winged cherub with curly hair holding white lilies against a blue sky, in a gold-ruled circle on cream paper

Cherub with lily

Thomas Stewart Monkhouse

Pencil drawing of a botanical branch with narrow leaves and small round seed capsules on a cream sheet.

Leptospermum fabricia Bentham

Sydney Parkinson

Botanical drawing of a Leucopogon shrub sprig with small leaves and magnified flower and fruit details below.

Leucopogon leptospermoides R. Brown

Sydney Parkinson

Grey botanical print of a branching plant with oval leaflets, small flowers and drooping seed pods on a cream sheet.

Indigofera trifoliata Linnaeus

Sydney Parkinson

Brown wash drawing of a horse lying on the ground before a thatched cottage, with a seated man and onlookers nearby.

Dying horse

Edward Matthew Ward

Botanical print of an Eriocaulon plant with slender stalks topped by round flower heads and small floral dissection drawings.

Eriocaulon fistulosum R. Brown

Sydney Parkinson

Grey botanical illustration of a plant with narrow leaves, flower buds, roots, and three dissected flower parts on cream pape

Calandrina calyptrata J. Hooker

Sydney Parkinson

Hand-coloured hunting scene of riders in red coats and top hats with hounds chasing a fox over countryside.

The Marquis at home. Plate 2. Tipperary melody. From Moore's Tally ho! To the sports: a set of 4 sporting prints

George Hunt, 1853

Engraved botanical plate of a climbing Passiflora vine with leaves, tendrils, flowers, and a floral dissection detail.

Passiflora tetrandra Banks & Solander ex de Candolle

Sydney Parkinson, 1895

Sketch of a seated woman looking up at a winged angel gesturing toward a child on the ground, with a tree behind.

Hagar and the angel

Pencil drawing of a man's head tilted upward, eyes looking up, shaded face and neck on a tinted paper sheet.

Untitled. (Head of a man looking upwards)

Elizabeth Berry, 1926

Watercolour of a horse cart on a dirt road overlooking a valley, with a river, sailboats and hazy mountains beyond.

The Valley of the Derwent, Tasmania

Charles Decimus Barraud, 1891

Grey botanical print of a trailing plant stem with small leaves and flowers, with floral detail drawings at lower right.

Nertera granadensis (Linnaeus f.) Druce

Sydney Parkinson, 1895

Pencil drawing of jagged mountains above a winding river valley, with sheep grazing on a grassy slope in the foreground.

The Takitimo Mountains and the Mararoa

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Folded 1920 Christmas card with red XMAS 1920 lettering and a star, plus a printer's device and publisher note inside.

Xmas 1920 [Christmas card with illustration of Three wise men]

Edward McKnight Kauffer, 1920

Pencil sketchbook page with figure studies of fishermen and children near water, handwritten Dutch labels, and page number 42

Various figure studies. From: A Marken sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1871

Watercolour of ruined stone arches and walls with greenery, small figures on a bank, and rustic buildings beside.

Amphitheatre

Johann Hackert, 1768

Panoramic print of a harbour city with sailing ships in the bay, houses on hillsides and native plants in the foreground.

Panorama of Wellington

William Potts, 1893

Watercolor of a riverside mill with dormer windows, ducks on the water, a figure on a path, and trees.

Mill at Charenton