Parsonsia velutina
drawn 1770; printed 1982
plate 208 from Banks’ Florilegium, part X: Australia
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
44.8 × 28.2 cm irreg. (image) 46.1 × 29.6 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
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. 208 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. Miller pinx.
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 208 / PARSONSIA VELUTINA R. Brown / Echites viridiflora / Endeavour River, Australia / 17 June–4 August 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Sibelius sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.208
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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