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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

2,734 works

Engraved scene of seated men gathered in a thatched hall around a kava bowl, with two men in the foreground.

Poulaho, King of the Friendly Islands, drinking Kava

William Sharp, 1784

Black and white woodcut of a large tree beside a derelict wooden homestead with a brick chimney under rolling hills.

Deserted homestead

Etching of a historic arcaded building with a horse-drawn cart and pedestrians on a city street.

Parma

Francis Dodd, 1915

Hand painted entomology plate XI with rows of moths, caterpillars and male and female symbols on cream paper.

Original hand painted plate for the Manual of New Zealand Entomology [Plate XI]

George Hudson, 1886

Watercolor of an English village church with a tall spire, a thatched cottage, mature trees and a grassy field under a cloudy

English village church

Richard Smith, 1882

Sepia engraving of a boxing match on a beach before a large crowd, with a palm tree and mountain behind.

Boxing match before Captain Cook, Owhyhee(Hawaii) Thursday Jan 28th 1770

John Webber, 1779

Monochrome print of a winged figure embracing a woman above a river in a wooded landscape, with birds in flight below.

Zephyrus and Psyche. From the portfolio: The Work of E. Burne-Jones

Edward Burne-Jones, 1865

Etching of a square-rigged sailing ship at sea with a small boat and figure in the foreground, distant coast and clouds.

Outward bound

Arthur Briscoe, 1927

Watercolour of snow-capped Mitre Peak rising above a calm fjord with forested slopes and driftwood on the shore.

Mitre Peak, Milford Sound

William Hodgkins

Etching of a farmer bending over a plough beside two harnessed horses in an open field, with a distant figure on the horizon.

La charrue (The plough)

Alphonse Legros, 1874

Etching of fishermen wading in shallow sea water, hauling a long seine net under a pale sky.

The seine net

Arthur Briscoe, 1925

Watercolour landscape of a brook, leafy tree and grazing sheep on green hills under a pale cloudy sky.

Landscape with brook

Engraved print of Bell Block Stockade in Taranaki with Mount Egmont rising behind it and figures in the foreground.

Bell Block Stockade, Taranaki, New Zealand

Pen and ink drawing of two studies of a standing saintly figure with a halo beside columns, on cream paper.

Two studies of St Lawrence

Alessandro Maganza

Etching of a shaggy bear lying with its head on its paw on rocky ground, with hills and birds in the distance.

The set of the bears. Untitled plate 15

Marcus de Bye, 1664

Etching of a row of weathered farm sheds and two carts across a sparse grassy field, with a fence at right.

The farm sheds

Sydney Smith, 1923

Etching of St. Mary le Strand church tower with scaffolding, horse carts and pedestrians on a city street.

St. Mary le Strand

Francis Dodd, 1916

Watercolour of Titahi Bay with native trees, a tree fern, grazing cattle, a winding river and rolling hills under cloudy skie

Titahi Bay

William Baker, 1902

Watercolour of snow-covered mountain peaks above a slope of blue boulders under a pale blue sky.

From the Ball Hut

Margaret Stoddart, 1931

Etching of a large sailing ship's bow with rigging, and a small rowing boat with figures approaching on choppy sea.

The pilot

Arthur Briscoe, 1925

Colour print of a village of white and terracotta houses with palms, bare trees, figures and a red sled on snowy ground.

Mentone

George Taylor Nicholson, 1930

Etching of a shaded path between tall trees leading toward a distant hilltop town under a hazy sky.

Outside Rome. (Environs de Rome)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1866

Watercolour of a waterfall cascading over rocks beside a cliff, with trees framing the scene and sheep on a hilltop.

At Linton, North Devon

John Upham, 1842

Watercolor landscape of a winding river through autumn trees and rolling hills, with a small figure and dog on the bank.

Landscape with river

Engraving of two winged putti flanking a grotesque mask on a shield-shaped cartouche, framed by leaves and ribbons.

A mask held by two genii

Sebald Beham, 1544

Etching of a Peking city gate with tiled roofs, market stalls and figures in the foreground.

Yung-Tingmen, Peking

Ernest Stephen Lumsden, 1911

Etching of four resting sheep and one standing sheep beside a stone wall with ivy and a distant hillside landscape.

Sheep, goats and cows series: Four resting and one standing sheep

Johann Roos, 1668

Watercolor of a winding road between rocky cliffs, with a walker in the foreground and cattle on a ledge above.

Mountain road

Thomas Barker, 1786

Grey wash drawing of a hilly landscape under heavy clouds, with a distant town and two small figures in the foreground.

Hilly landscape

John Robert Cozens

Watercolour of three young men in caps and bright jackets against a green-blue background, painted in loose expressive stroke

Three fisher boys

Frances Hodgkins, 1927