Senecio acanthifolius
painted 1769; printed 1988
plate 710 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XXXIII: Tierra del Fuego
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 Goddard 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. 710 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: PG (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1988
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S.Parkinson pinx.1769
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 710 / SENECIO ACANTHIFOLIUS Hobron & Jacquinot / Cineraria purpurascens / St Vincent's Bay & Bay of Good Success, Tierra del Fuego / 14 January-21 January 1769
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G.Smith sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.710
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings