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Eugenia banksii

Eugenia banksii
drawn 1770; painted 1777; printed 1981
plate 126 from Banks’ Florilegium, part VI: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring

Measurements
39.3 × 29.6 cm irreg. (image) 46.0 × 29.8 cm (plate) 72.2 × 55.9 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

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Artwork Details

Edition
ed. 26/100

Printing/Publishing
printed by Martin Saull 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. 126 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.:MS (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 126 / EUGENIA BANKSII Britten & S. Moore / Metrosideros humile / Endeavour River, Australia / 17 June–4 August 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: R. Blyth sculps.

Accession Number
2013.416.126

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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