Pittosporum ferrugineum
drawn 1770; painted 1774; printed 1980
plate 13 from Banks’ Florilegium, part I: Australia
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Measurements
36.9 × 27.5 cm irreg. (image) 46.3 × 29.8 cm (plate) 72.0 × 55.8 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Rio Tinto Limited through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2013
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
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. 13 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: MB (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) DB (banksia flower) (NH) ©1980
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / J. Cleveley pinx.1774
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 13 / PITTOSPORUM FERRUGINEUM W.T.Aiton / Diervilloides cymosa / Diervilloides insularis / Palm Island, Australia / 7 June 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: C. White sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.13
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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