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William Swainson b. 8 October 1789

Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)

Natural history artist, illustrator, lithographer, naturalist and commissary. McMillan considers that 'His botanical work is unimportant; his claim to remembrance rests upon his zoological work and upon his fine zoological illustrations'.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
Hocken Library, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
National Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
National Museum, Wellington, NZ
Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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William Swainson b. 8 October 1789

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

Hocken Library, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand

National Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand

National Museum, Wellington, NZ

Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS

National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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