Eastern Rosella 1792 (Platycercus eximius)
Hand coloured engraving
19.2 x 11 cm
Initialled in plate SN and London. Published Feb.Y 1st 1792, by F.R. Nodder & Co. No. 15 Brewer Street and 93
Another example was included in the National Gallery of Victoria exhibition "Colony" at Federation Square
Frederick Polydore Nodder (1751-c1800) was a gifted natural history artist and engraver. Nodder honed his draftsmanship working on Captain Cook and Joseph Banks' Florilegium and engraving Sydney Parkinson's sketches of Australian plants. He was made "botanic painter to her majesty" Queen Charlotte
Item #4511
Price: $900.00
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