Acacia calyculata
drawn 1770; painted 1781; printed 1981
plate 92 from Banks’ Florilegium, part V: Australia
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Measurements
37.1 × 21.2 cm irreg. (image) 46.0 × 29.9 cm (plate) 71.9 × 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 Carl Ansari and Edward Egerton-Williams, London; published by Alecto Historical Editions in association with The British Museum (Natural History)
Inscription
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.l.: BANKS’ FLORILEGIUM / PLATE No. 92 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: CA (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.1781
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 92 / ACACIA CALYCULATA A. Cunningham ex Bentham / Mimosa albiflora / Endeavour River, Australia / 17 June–4 August 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: F. P. Nodder sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.92
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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