Cryptandra amara
drawn 1770; printed 1980
plate 43 from Banks’ Florilegium, part II: Australia
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
30.8 × 16.8 cm irreg. (image) 46.3 × 29.8 cm (plate) 71.7 × 56.0 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 David Bowyer 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. 43 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: DB (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1980
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / J. Miller pinx.
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 43 / CRYPTANDRA AMARA J. E. Smith in Rees / Diapensioides calyptrata / Botany Bay, Australia / 28 April–6 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: C. White sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.43
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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