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Hibiscus meraukensis
drawn 1770; painted 1778; printed 1980
plate 23 from Banks’ Florilegium, part II: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
41.6 × 27.0 cm irreg. (image) 46.0 × 30.0 cm (plate) 71.5 × 56.1 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Martin Saull 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. 23 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: MS (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.1778
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 23 / HIBISCUS MERAUKENSIS Hochreutiner / Hibiscus scabrosus / Palm Island, Australia / 7 June 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Sibelius sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.23
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
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display