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Scurrula atropurpurea

Scurrula atropurpurea
 drawn 1770-1771; painted 1773; printed 1985
plate 385 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XVIII: Java

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Measurements
45.7 × 30.5 cm (plate) 72.4 × 55.6 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Jonathan Cassidy 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. 385 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: JC (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. Cleveley pinx. 1773
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 385 / SCURRULA ATROPURPUREA (Blume) Danser / Loranthus scurrula / Batavia, Java / 11 October - 24 December 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: J. Goldar sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.385
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
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display