Cerbera manghas
drawn 1771; painted 1774; printed 1985
plate 371 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. 371 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: MH (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1985
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1771 / J. F. Miller pinx.1774
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 371 / CERBERA MANGHAS Linnaeus / Cerbera oculata / Princes' Island, Java / 6 January - 15 January 1771
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: C. White sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.371
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings