Sydney PARKINSON (draughtsman), John CLEVELEY junior (final draughtsman), Gerard SIBELIUS (engraver)
Parinari nonda
drawn 1770; painted 1775; printed 1981
plate 97 from Banks’ Florilegium, part V: Australia
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
37.3 × 28.8 cm irreg. (image) 46.1x 29.6 cm (plate) 71.7 × 55.6 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 Linfield 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. 97 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: ML (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1981
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / J. Cleveley pinx.1775
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 97 / PARINARI NONDA F. von Mueller ex Bentham / Aesculoides parviflora / Endeavour River, Australia / 17 June–4 August 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Sibelius sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.97
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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