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Asplenium oblongifolium
painted 1772; printed 1987
plate 572 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XXVII: 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

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Michael Linfeld 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. 572 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: ML (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1987
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: J.F. Miller pinx.1772
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 572 / ASPLENIUM OBLONGIFOLIUM Colenso / Asplenium lucidum / New Zealand / 8 October 1769-31 March 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. MacKenzie sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.572
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
Gallery location
Not on display