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Title
Volume 02: New South Wales drawings (‘The Lambert Drawings’)
Call number
SAFE/PXD 1098/vol. 2
Level of description
item
Date

1790s
Type of material
Graphic Materials, Drawings
Reference code
940940
Issue Copy
Digitised
Physical Description
95 drawings - watercolour
Collection history
Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1761-1842), probably before May 1797*; sale, S. Leigh Sotheby, 26 Lower Grosvenor Street (the residence of the late Mr Lambert), London, 18-20 April, 1842 (Catalogue of the valuable botanical library of the late A.B. Lambert, F.R.S., F.S.A., &c, of Boyton House, Wiltshire), lot 444 (‘New South Wales; 225 most beautiful Drawings, in Colours, of the Quadrupeds and Birds of New South Wales, with the Names of the Birds inserted in pencil by Jo. Latham and an Autograph Letter from him to A.B. Lambert, Esq., concerning the Collection; in 3 vol. calf n.d.’). The 13th Earl of Derby, Knowsley, and thence by descent to the 19th Earl of Derby.
Scope and Content
The watercolours are listed in numerical order as they appear and are numbered in the Lambert albums. The first number in brackets refers to the old Watling drawing number, the second number in brackets refer to the post-1984 Watling mount number. Titles of the majority of the subjects are taken as follows: from the current titles given to the matching Watling Collection subjects in the Natural History Museum, London (First Fleet Artwork Collection); where there is no matching work they are titled according to Latham’s pencilled Latin identifications on the watercolours.

Volume 2 (containing 95 watercolours, comprising):
1 Ash Headed Falcon (Watling 109/18)
watercolour on paper

2 “Falco aquilus” (possibly missing Watling …/16)
watercolour on paper

3 Lunated Falcon (Watling l05/12)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

4 Hooded Falcon (Watling 110/19)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

5 Fair Falcon (Watling 107/14)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

6 Pacific Falcon (Watling 106/13)
watercolour heightened with white on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

7 New Holland Sparrowhawk (Watling 112/21)
pencil and watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

8 Boobook Owl (Watling 114/24)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

9 Streaked Warbler (Watling 272/196)
pen and ink and watercolour on paper

10 Bearded Thrush (Watling 235/156)
pen and ink and watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

11 Soft-tailed Flycatcher (Watling 261/184)
pen and ink and watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

12 Black-cheeked Flycatcher (Watling 257/180)
pen and ink and watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

13 Ruftos-fronted Flycatcher (Watling 255/177)
watercolour on paper

14 Rose winged Flycatcher (Watling 258/181)
watercolour on paper

15 Southern Oriole (Watling 149/67)
pen and ink and watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

16 Crimson-breasted Warbler (Watling 281/206)
watercolour on paper

17 Red-bellied Flycatcher (Watling 252/174)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

18 Frivolous Thrush (Watling 232/153)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

19 Great-billed Plover (Watling 322/251)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

20 Blue and White Crow (Watling 145/62)
watercolour on paper

21 Black-lined Grosbeak (Watling 243/164)
watercolour on paper

22 Nitid Grosbeak (Watling 242/163)
watercolour on paper

23 Speckled Manakin (Watling 286/211)
watercolour on paper

24 New Holland Manakins (Watling 287/212)
watercolour on paper

25 Maxillary Thrush (Watling 230/151)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

26 Fantailed Cuckoo (Watling 157/75)
watercolour on paper

27 Tippet Cuckoo (Watling 156/74)
watercolour on paper

28 Variegated Bee-eater (Watling 165/84)
watercolour on paper

29 Thrush (Watling 240/161)
watercolour on paper

30 Sordid Thrush (Watling 231/152)
watercolour on paper

31 Crimson-bellied Flycatcher (Watling 256/179)
watercolour on paper

32 Short-winged Thrush (Watling 233/154)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

33 Black and White Crow (Watling 146/63)
watercolour on paper

34 Prasine Thrush (Watling 220/141)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

35 Yellow-bellied Shrike (Watling 120/30)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

36 Blue-cheeked Thrush (Watling 225/146)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

37 1. Temporal Finch (Watling 246/167) and 2. Thrush (Watling 239/160)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

38 Brown-crowned Thrush (Watling 223/144)
watercolour heightened with white on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

39 Black eared Manakin (Watling 290/215)
watercolour on paper

40 Black-eyed Thrush (Watling 200/122)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

41 Lunulated Thrush (Watling 202/124)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

42 Sooty Thrush (Watling 226/147)
watercolour on paper

43 Yellow-eared Creeper (Watling 194/115)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

44 Red-breasted Tody (Watling 164/83)
watercolour on paper

45 Ash-tailed Creeper (Watling 217/139)
watercolour on paper

46 Black-cheeked Warbler (Watling 212/134)
watercolour on paper

47 Coach-whip Flycatcher (Watling 205/127)
watercolour heightened with gum arabic on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

48 Black-browed Thrush (Watling 228/149)
watercolour heightened with gum arabic on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

49 “Turdus melanophrys” (Watling 229/150)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

50 Blue-headed Thrush (Watling 227/148)
watercolour on paper

51 Volatile Thrush (Watling 222/143)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

52 Bonnet Warbler (Watling 283/208)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

53 Guttural Thrush (Watling 219/140)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

54 Red-bellied Flycatcher (Watling 249/171)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

55 “Sylvia Rufiventris”
watercolour on paper

56 Ruddy Warbler (Watling 278/203)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

57 Ruddy Warbler (Watling 277/202)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

58 Black-eared Manakin (Watling 190/111)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

59 Black-eyed Creeper (Watling 178/99)
watercolour on paper

60 Mustachoe Flycatcher (Watling 211/133)
watercolour on paper

61 Black-eyed Creeper (Watling 180/101)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

[no page numbered 62]

63 “Certhia pipilans” (Watling 214/136)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

64 New Holland Creeper (Watling 177/98)
watercolour on paper

65 Black-eyed Thrush (Watling 199/121)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

66 Coerulean Creeper (Watling 189/110)
watercolour on paper

67 Doubtful Thrush (Watling 201/123)
watercolour on paper

68 Yellow-eared Creeper (Watling 195/117)
watercolour on paper

69 Cochineal Creeper (Warling 186/107)
watercolour on paper

70 Cochineal Creeper (Watling 187/108)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

71 Yellow-winged Creeper (Watling 191/112)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

72 Black-headed Creeper (Watling 185/106)
watercolour on paper

73 Yellow-winged Creeper (Watling 192/113)
watercolour on paper

74 Hoary Creeper (Watling 193/114)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

75 Cowled Bee-eater (Warling 168/88)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

76 Melliverous Creeper (Watling 183/104)
watercolour on paper

77 Yellow-bellied Thrush (Watling 203/125)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

78 Sanguineous Creeper (Watling 188/109)
watercolour on paper

79 Black-hooded Creeper (Watling 184/105)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

80 Slender-billed Creeper (Watling 18l/102)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

81 Sanderling Plover (Watling 319/247)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 /J Whatman’

82 Blue-necked Rail (Watling 327/256)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 /J Whatman’

83 Pacific Roller, or Oriental Roller (Watling 147/64)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 /J Whatman’

84 Dark Rail (Watling 328/257)
watercolour on paper

85 Pacific Heron (Watling310/238)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 /J Whatman’

86 Sacred Kingfisher(Watling 160/79)
watercolour on paper

87 Great brown Kingfisher (Watling LS14/78)
watercolour heightened with gum arabic on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

88 Needle-tailed Swift (Watling 292/217 but here incorrectly referenced ‘W216.’)
watercolour on paper

89 New-Holland Swift (Watling 29l/2l6 but here incorrectly referenced ‘W217.’)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

90 White Pelican (Watling 357/292)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 /J Whatman’

91 Lesser Gannet (Watling 358/293)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

92 Pacific Gull (Watling 343/275)
watercolour on paper

93 Little Bittern (Watling 309/237)
watercolour on paper

94 “ardea Nycticorax”
watercolour heightened with gum arabic on paper watermarked ‘1794 / J Whatman’

95 Winking Falcon (Watling LS11/9)
watercolour on paper, the folded sheet extending to 32 cm. wide

96 Piping Roller (Watling LS13/66)
watercolour on paper watermarked ‘1794 /J Whatman’, the folded sheet extending to 31 cm. wide
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Description source

New South Wales drawings : the property of the Earl of Derby : important early Australian watercolours from the library of the 13th Earl of Derby at Knowsley [catalogue] / Christie's. [London : Christie's, 2011]
General note

Digital order no:Album ID : 961229
Exhibited in

TAL & Dai-ichi Life Derby collection of natural history watercolours, 1790s - State Library of New South Wales (12 December, 2011 - 12 February, 2012). Various page turnings on view
Artist colony: drawing Sydney’s nature - State Library of New South Wales
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