Tetracera indica
drawn 1771; printed 1985
plate 361 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XVII: Java

Sydney PARKINSON (draughtsman)

Frederick Polydore NODDER (final draughtsman)

Gerard SIBELIUS (engraver)

Medium: colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Edition: ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing: printed by Jonathan Cassidy 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. 361 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: JC (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1985
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1771 / F. P. Nodder pinx.
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 361 / TETRACERA INDICA (C. Christmann & Panzer) Merrill / Tetracera oblongata / Princes' Island, Java / 6 January-15 january 1771
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Sibelius sculps.
Accession Number: 2013.416.361
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
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Gallery location: Not on display