Antidesma bunius

Antidesma bunius
 drawn 1771; painted 1783; printed 1985
plate 387 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XVIII: Java

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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 Michael Linfield 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. 387 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. 1771 / F. P. Nodder pinx. 1783
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 387 / ANTIDESMA BUNIUS Sprengel / Gnemon femina / Princes' Island, Java / 6 January - 15 January 1771
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Sibelius sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.387
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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