The Green Parrot of Botany Bay.
Primary Artist
George Edwards (1694–1773)
Title
The Green Parrot of Botany Bay.
Date made
1 November 1797 (imprint)
Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured in water and body colour
Matrix size
19.2 x 13.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Support size
20.6 x 13.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Production notes
Penny Olsen has commented on this print:
'I've looked into the 'Green Parrot of Botany Bay', attributed to Sydenham Edwards, and I think it is actually by George Edwards (1694-1773), from or based on "Great Green Parrot from the West Indies' p. 162 in 'Natural History of Uncommon Birds', Vol. IV (1751), which, of course, isn't from Australia. Its an unidentified species of Amazona.' [Penny Olsen to Roger Butler].
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
243752
Accession number
2013.4154
Accession method
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased from Sebra Prints, Melbourne, June 2013
Credit line
Purchased 2013
Country of context
Australia
Notes
From: A genuine and universal system of natural history', printed for the Proprietor by Lewis and Co., London, Greater London, England, 1 March 1797
Creators
Barlow, John. | (1759–1817) English | Male | engraver
Barlow, John. | (1759–1817) English | Male | engraver
Last Updated
29 Aug 2025