Reissantia indica
drawn 1771; painted 1773; printed 1985
plate 363 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XVII: Java
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. 363 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: [printer initials as recorded on print] (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1984
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1771 / J.F. Miller pinx.1773
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 363 / REISSANTIA INDICA (Willdenow) Hallé / Hyppocratea arborea / Princes' Island, Java / 6 January-15 January 1771
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: J. Lee sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.363
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings