Hoya cf. diversifolia

Hoya cf. diversifolia
 drawn 1771; painted 1774; printed 1985
plate 373 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 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. 373 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 373 / HOYA cf. DIVERSIFOLIA Blume / Asclepias punctata / Princes' Island, Java / 6 January-15 January 1771
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: J. Goldar sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.373
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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