Sydney PARKINSON (draughtsman), Frederick Polydore NODDER (final draughtsman), Robert BLYTH (engraver)
Vigna vexillata
drawn 1770; painted 1777; printed 1981
plate 80 from Banks’ Florilegium, part IV: Australia
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
42.6 × 24.0 cm irreg. (image) 46.2 × 30.0 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 Catherine Tirr 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. 80 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: CT (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1981
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / F. P. Nodder pinx.1777
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 80 / VIGNA VEXILLATA (Linnaeus) A. Richard in Sagra / Phaseolus grandiflorus / Endeavour River, Australia / 17 June–4 August 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: R. Blyth sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.80
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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