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The Splendid Parrot (Crimson Rosella)

The Splendid Parrot (Crimson Rosella)
 1791
plate 53 from The Naturalist’s Miscellany, or Coloured Figures of Natural Objects Drawn and Described Immediately from Nature by George Shaw, published by Nodder & Co., London, 1791, vol. 2

Medium
hand-coloured etching
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Joe White Bequest, 2014
Gallery location
Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Medium
hand-coloured etching
Measurements
12.3 × 19.1 cm (image and plate) 13.5 × 23.8 cm (sheet)
Inscription
printed in ink u.r.: 53
printed in ink l.l.: S
printed in ink l.l.: London, Published
printed in ink l.c. – l.r.: Janry. (ry in superscript over . ) 1st (st in superscript over . ) 1791 by F. P. Nodder & Co. (o in superscript over . ) No. (o in superscript over . ) 15 Brewer Street.
Accession Number
2014.293
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Joe White Bequest, 2014
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Gallery location
Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia

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