Lomandra laxa
drawn 1770; painted 1778; engraver 1980
plate 333 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
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Malcolm Humble 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. 333 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: MH (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.1774
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 333 / LOMANDRA LAXA (R.Brown) Lee / Triglochin coloratum / Bustard Bay, Australia / 22 May-24 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: J. Goldar sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.333
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings