Sydney Parkinson
Scottish botanical illustrator (1745-1771) · Artists · Died at 26
Sydney Parkinson was a Scottish botanical illustrator and natural history artist. He was the first European artist to visit Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti. Parkinson was the first Quaker to visit New Zealand.
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![Silky monkey, illustration in Thomas Pennant's 1771 book Synopsis of Quadrupeds based on a painting by Parkinson.[11]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Silky_Monkey_1771.jpg/1280px-Silky_Monkey_1771.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Silky monkey, illustration in Thomas Pennant's 1771 book Synopsis of Quadrupeds based on a painting by Parkinson.[11]
Portrait of Otegoowgoow, son of a chief of the Bay of Islands. He has a comb in his hair, an ornament of green stone in his ear, and another of a fish's tooth round his neck. Drawing by Parkinson 1769 above, 1773 engraving below.
About this person
The standard author abbreviation Parkinson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1745 to 1771 · aged 26
