Mitrasacme pygmaea
drawn 1770; painted 1773; printed 1982
plate 218 from Banks’ Florilegium, part X: Australia
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Measurements
11.3 × 7.2 cm irreg. (image) 46.2 × 29.8 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 Gregory Burnet 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. 218 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: GB (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.1773
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 218 / MITRASACME PYGMAEA R. Brown / Exacoides pygmaea / Bustard Bay, Australia / 22 May–24 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Smith sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.218
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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