Stigmaphyllon
painted (1771-1784); printed 1984
plate 339 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XVI: Brazil
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Measurements
45.7 × 30.5 cm (plate) 72.4 × 55.6 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 Gordon Robertson 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. 339 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: GR (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1984
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: ?S. Parkinson pinx.
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 339 / STIGMAPHYLLON species / Banisteria emarginata / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / 13 November-7 December 1768
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. MacKenzie sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.339
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings