Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
21.3 × 20.2 cm irreg. (image) 46.2 × 29.6 cm (plate) 72.0 × 55.7 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
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Michael Humble 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. 139 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: MH (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.1774
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 139 / PLATYSACE LANCEOLATA (Labillardière) Druce / Umbellata latifolia / Botany Bay, Australia / 28 April–6 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: J. Goldar sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.139
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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