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Viola hederacea

Viola hederacea
 drawn 1770; painted 1782; printed 1980
plate 8 from Banks’ Florilegium, part I: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Rio Tinto Limited through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2013
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
11.4 × 11.8 cm irreg. (image) 45.9 × 29.9 cm (plate) 72.0 × 55.8 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Michael Barrett and Edward Egerton-Williams, London; published by Alecto Historical Editions, London in association with The British Museum (Natural History)
Inscription
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.l.: BANKS’ FLORILEGIUM / PLATE No. 8 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: ML (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1980
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / F. P. Nodder pinx.1782
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 8 / VIOLA HEDERACEA Labillardière / Viola humilis / Botany Bay, Australia / 28 April–6 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. MacKenzie sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.8
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Rio Tinto Limited through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2013
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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