Centella asiatica
drawn 1770; printed 1982
plate 136 from Banks’ Florilegium, part VII: Australia
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Measurements
17.9 × 33.0 cm irreg. (image) 30.0 × 46.0 cm (plate) 56.0 × 72.0 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 Russell Baker 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. 136 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: RB (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1982
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / J. Miller pinx.
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 136 / CENTELLA ASIATICA (Linnaeus) Urban in Martius / Hydrocotyle grandis / Endeavour River, Australia / 17 June–4 August 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. MacKenzie sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.136
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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