Rumex flexuosus
drawn 1769-1770; printed 1987
plate 535 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XXV: New Zealand
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 Peter Mant 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. 535 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: PM (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1987
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1769-1770 / Anon. pinx.
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 535 / RUMEX FLEXUOSUS Banks & Solander ex Hooker f. / Rumex flexuosus / New Zealand / 8 October 1769-31 March 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. MacKenzie sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.535
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings