Dasyptilus pesqueti / by Ellis Rowan

SV/374

fonds

probably between 1916 and 1918

Graphic Materials, Watercolours

9668411

1 watercolour - over coloured pencil - 23 cm in diameter, on card 28 x 28 cm

Marian Ellis Rowan (1848-1922) was an artist, naturalist and explorer born in Melbourne, Victoria. Her grandfather, John Cotton, wrote and illustrated two books on English birds. Rowan found and painted wildflowers, birds, insects and butterflies of many countries, many which were classified and named by the government botanist Sir Ferdinand Mueller.

Between 1879 and 1893, Rowan exhibited her work in international exhibitions in Australia, India, England, Europe and the United States of America and was awarded 10 gold medals, 15 silver and 4 bronze awards. She was awarded the highest honours at Melbourne's Centennial International Exhibition, 1888. In 1916-18, she visited Papua and New Guinea twice, searching and illustrating many unclassified flowers and endangered birds.

Reference:
Hazzard, Margaret. "Rowan, Marian Ellis (1848-1922)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Accessed 2 February 2023. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/rowan-marian-ellis-8282

Circular framed watercolour of a Pesquet's parrot with outstretched wings perched on a branch in a natural setting.

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Also known as Pesquet’s parrot / by Ellis Rowan

Signed: "Ellis Rowan", on lower left of watercolour
On card in ink: "P/6 Gold (down?) off white & gold", on lower left
On verso in pencil: "B23" on upper left, "98 Box no 5, Dasyptilus pesqueti", on lower left

Based on the period Rowan was travelling in New Guinea