Woollsia pungens
drawn 1770; painted 1774; printed 1982
plate 199 from Banks’ Florilegium, part IX: Australia
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
31.6 × 18.6 cm irreg. (image) 46.3 × 29.7 cm (plate) 72.1 × 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 Richard Spare and Michael 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. 199 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: RS (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1982
printed in ink (on mount)l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / J. F. Miller pinx.1774
printed in ink (on mount)l.c.: PLATE 199 / WOOLLSIA PUNGENS (Cavanilles) F. von Mueller / Diapensioides odorata / Botany Bay, Australia / 28 April–6 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: J. Goldar sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.199
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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