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Dianella caerulea
drawn 1770; painted 1775; printed 1984
plate 322 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XV: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
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

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Peter Mant and Edward Egerton-Williams, London; published by Alecto Historical Editions, London in association with The British Museum (Natural History)
Inscription
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.l.: BANKS’ FLORILEGIUM / PLATE No. 322 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: PM
(in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1984
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / J. Cleveley pinx.1775
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 322 / DIANELLA CAERULEA Sims / Anthericum caeruleum / Bustard Bay, Australia / 22 May-24 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: J. Goldar sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.322
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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