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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

2,734 works

Monochrome botanical print of a trailing sea bindweed stem with kidney-shaped leaves, a funnel flower and buds.

Calystegia soldanella (Linnaeus) R. Brown

Sydney Parkinson, 1895

Page of six oval woodcut vignettes showing foxes, roosters, a crane, a crow on a sheep, a wolf, and a classical figure.

Scrapbook

Monochrome botanical drawing of a climbing vine with leaves, seed pods, and a cluster of flowers on a cream sheet.

Canavalia rosea (Swartz) de Candolle

Sydney Parkinson

Monochrome botanical print of a hibiscus branch with two white flowers and long shaded leaves on a cream sheet.

Hibiscus normanii F. Mueller

Sydney Parkinson

Engraved botanical plate of a climbing vine with heart-shaped leaves, small white flowers, and a flower dissection detail.

Cynanchum erubescens R. Brown

Sydney Parkinson

Grey-toned botanical print of a branch with long narrow leaves and pale cylindrical flower spikes, labelled in handwriting.

Acacia leiocalyx (Domin) Pedley

Sydney Parkinson

Grey-toned botanical drawing of a branch with pointed leaves, small white flowers and round buds on cream paper.

Myoporum acuminatum R. Brown

Sydney Parkinson

Sepia drawing of a trestle railway bridge over a river, with houses, a bare tree in the foreground and woodland behind.

Railway Bridge - Oroua River

Edith Halcombe, 1878

Pencil botanical drawing of a branching plant with narrow leaves and clustered flowers, with small flower dissection studies.

Knoxia stricta Gaertner

Sydney Parkinson

Engraving of a bearded saint holding a knife and a book beside a gnarled tree, dated 1523, by Albrecht Dürer.

St Bartholomew

Albrecht Dürer, 1523

Grey wash botanical drawing of Hypericum gramineum with slender stems, narrow leaves and small five-petalled flowers on cream

Hypericum gramineum G. Forster

Sydney Parkinson, 1895

Monochrome botanical drawing of a branching plant with elongated leaves, small flowers and striped seed pods on cream paper.

Lamprolobium fruticosum Bentham

Sydney Parkinson

Botanical engraving of a climbing vine with heart-shaped leaves, funnel flowers and buds on a cream background.

Ipomoea indica (Burman f.) Merrill

Sydney Parkinson

Coloured pencil sketch of a green conical peak and rocky formations in an open sketchbook, labelled Paritutu.

Coloured drawing of Paritutu, New Plymouth in An 1893 sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1893

Black and cream engraving of a haloed mother lifting a child, with 'Peace and Goodwill to Men' and 'Christmas 1937' lettering

Madonna and Child

Eric Gill, 1937

Watercolour of a river with rocks and trees on the left, rolling green hills and a cloudy sky beyond.

The Droeron, Huntly, Aberdeenshire

Engraved botanical plate of a fern with arching fronds and fan-shaped leaflets, with detail studies below.

Asplenium flabellifolium Cavanilles

Sydney Parkinson, 1895

Gilloblennius tripennis : Spectacled triplefin

Frank Edward Clarke, 1877

Black and white botanical illustration of a tuft of grass-like plants with rounded seed heads on slender stems.

Rostkovia magellanica (Lamarck) Hooker f

Sydney Parkinson

Etching of a pig drinking from a trough beside a path, with a thatched hut and trees in a rural landscape.

The pig in an orchard

Charles-François Daubigny, 1860

Pencil sketch of two cows beside a fence post on a hillside, drawn on a sketchbook page numbered 7.

Sketch of cows in A Wellington sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1907

Hand-coloured 1842 plate of four Charrúa figures in fur cloaks, one standing with a bow and arrows, three seated.

The last of the Charruas. From: The Natural History of Man by James Cowles Prichard

Hippolyte Baillière, 1842

Etching of a harbour with a man in a rowboat in front, moored barges with cargo, and sailing ships behind buildings.

The pool

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a river with moored boats, a church tower on the far bank, and a bridge stretching into the hazy distance.

Chelsea Bridge and church

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Etching of a tall sailing ship with furled sails being towed by a smoking tugboat on a calm sea.

Casting her off

Arthur Briscoe, 1927

Watercolor sketch of a sandy beach with grey boulders, a warm rocky hillside, and a small figure standing at left.

Beach scene

Mortimer Menpes

Hand-coloured plate of a Sac chief in fringed clothing and beads, holding a black hawk and a feather fan.

Muck-a-tah-mish-o-kah-kaik (The black hawk): A Sac chief From: The natural history of Man by James Cowles Prichard

John Harris, 1842

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat and hat, arms crossed, on aged paper.

Study of standing male with arms crossed

Petrus van der Velden, 1867

Pencil sketch of a landscape with small buildings, a tree and loose cloud shading on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of landscape in An 1891 sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1891

Woodblock print of a bald warrior raising a fan at sunset above the sea, beside a red railing and a kneeling woman.

Courageous warriors (Musha burui): 18: Taira no Kiyomori calls back the setting sun

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1883