Hedyotis herbacea

Hedyotis herbacea
 drawn 1770-1771; published 1985
plate 369 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XVII: Java

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Michael Linfeld 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. 369 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: ML (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1985
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770-1771 / Anon. pinx.
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 369 / HEDYOTIS HERBACEA Linnaeus / Houstonia linifolia / Batavia, Java / 11 October-24 December 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Smith sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.369
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

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