Jacquemontia paniculata
drawn 1770; printed 1983
plate 226 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XI: Australia
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
33.0 × 13.7 cm irreg. (image) 46.1 × 29.7 cm (plate) 72.4 × 56.2 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. 226 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: GB (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1983
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / J. Miller pinx.
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 226 / JACQUEMONTIA PANICULATA (N. L. Burman) Hallier f. / Convolvulus micranthus / Palm Island, Australia / 7 June 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. MacKenzie sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.226
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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