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Syzygium cumini
drawn 1770-1771; painted 1775; printed 1985
plate 368 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

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
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. 368 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: GR (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1985
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770-1771 / J. F. Miller pinx.1775
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 368 / SYZYGIUM CUMINI (Linnaeus) Skeels / Jambolifera pedunculata / Batavia, Java / 11 October-24 December 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Sibelius sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.368
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
Gallery location
Not on display