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Sarcostemma australe
drawn 1770; printed 1982
plate 209 from Banks’ Florilegium, part X: Australia

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

Measurements
43.0 × 26.4 cm irreg. (image) 46.2 × 29.5 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 Michael Linfield 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. 209 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: ML (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1982
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / Anon pinx.
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 209 / SARCOSTEMMA AUSTRALE R. Brown / Cyanchum aphyllum / Endeavour River, Australia / 17 June–4 August 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: F. Chesham sculps.

Accession Number
2013.416.209

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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