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Cattleya forbesii

Cattleya forbesii
 painted 1768; printed 1984
plate 358 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XVI: Brazil

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
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Measurements
45.7 × 30.5 cm (plate) 72.4 × 55.6 cm (sheet)
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. 358 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: PM (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (ML) ©1985
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson pinx. 1768
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 358 / CATTLEYA FORBESII Lindley / Epidendrum bifolium / Rio de Janeiro & Isle of Raza, Brazil / 13 November-7 December 1768
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Smith sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.358
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
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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