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Dianella nigra

Dianella nigra
 drawn 1769-1770; painted 1775; printed 1987
plate 559 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XXVI: 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
Reproduction requests
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 Peter Goddard and Edward Edgerton-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. 559 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: PG (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) © 1987
printed in ink (on mount) l.l. S. Parkinson del. 1769–1770 / J. Cleveley pinx. 1775
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 559 / DIANELLA NIGRA Colenso / Anthericum ensatum / New Zealand / 8 October 1769–31 March 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: J. Goldar sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.559
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

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