Calystegia tuguriorum

Calystegia tuguriorum
 drawn 1769; painted 1773; printed 1986
plate 512 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XXII: New Zealand

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 Karen Fiss 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. 512 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: KF (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) © 1986
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del. 1769 / J. F. Miller pinx. 1773
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 512 / CALYSTEGIA TUGURIORUM (G. Forster) R. Brown ex Hooker f. / Convolvulus versatilis / Motu aru Island, New Zealand / 29 November & 2 December 1769
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: W. Tringham sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.512
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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